What tortoise is this

[frenchsuite]

My friend in China told me that he has one of his as his pets. What kind of tortoise is this? He told me it is called Chinese tortoise but it must have an official name I think.

 

[Yvonne G]

Looks like Rafetus swinhoei, but I doubt your friend has one.
The enormous Yangtze giant softshell turtle is the world’s rarest turtle, with only three individuals thought to remain in the world. These extraordinary turtles are teetering on the brink of extinction.

One of the remaining four individuals is in captivity at Suzhou Zoo, China, where efforts are ongoing to achieve captive breeding. However, all efforts to date to induce breeding, including artificial insemination, have failed.

 

[frenchsuite]

Looks like Rafetus swinhoei, but I doubt your friend has one.
The enormous Yangtze giant softshell turtle is the world’s rarest turtle, with only three individuals thought to remain in the world. These extraordinary turtles are teetering on the brink of extinction.

One of the remaining four individuals is in captivity at Suzhou Zoo, China, where efforts are ongoing to achieve captive breeding. However, all efforts to date to induce breeding, including artificial insemination, have failed.

Yes. I think he is lying too. I googled it and it looks like some kind of softshell tortoise.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Yes. I think he is lying too. I googled it and it looks like some kind of softshell tortoise.

Definitely a soft shell aquatic species

 

[Millefiori]

This is the most common turtle in China, we generally call it “Chinese soft shell”， generally we used for cooking, the price is 35-40 yuan a catty, equivalent to $5.50USD a catty，and no one will keep it as a pet.If you ask me how do I know that，I'd say im from China and I am Chinese.

 

[TammyJ]

I am not open for further comment.