Chinese softshell turtle

The Chinese softshell turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis) is a trionychid native to mainland China and Taiwan, inhabiting slow rivers, ponds, ditches and rice paddies and tolerating slightly brackish water; introductions exist in Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Spain, Brazil and Hawaii. The oval, flattened carapace spans 15–25 cm, reaching 33 cm in large females, and the animal weighs about 0.5–1.5 kg, with a tubular snout and webbed feet. It feeds omnivorously, mainly on small animals, and stops feeding below about 15 degrees Celsius. The IUCN assessed it as Vulnerable in 2000, and China's 2020 red list as Endangered; farmed output dominates supply.