Yangtze giant softshell turtle
Rafetus swinhoei
Critically endangeredPhoto: Phuongcacanh at Vietnamese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Reptilecarnivore
The Yangtze giant softshell turtle is a rare freshwater reptile found in parts of China and Vietnam. Known for its large size, it’s one of the biggest freshwater turtles alive. Sadly, only two individuals remain, making it critically endangered.
- It’s one of the largest freshwater turtles in the world.
- Only two individuals of this species are known to exist.
- Native to eastern and southern China and northern Vietnam.
FreshwaterAsia
Read more on WikipediaAt a glance
- Classification
- Reptile
- Scientific name
- Rafetus swinhoei
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Regions in this directory
- Asia
- Diet
- carnivore
- Relative size
- giant
- IUCN Red List
- Critically Endangered (CR)
