Reference List

This list includes references used to derive specimen records.

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Ref IDTypeAuthorDateTitle
12117 OtherAnonymous1997output from Bishop Museum, Hawai`i database provided by Carla Kishinami, collections manager (disk with DBase IV file attached).
19629 NewsAssociated Press.20116 soft-shell turtles rescued from NJ roadside.
12095 Journal ArticleBrock, V.E.1947The establishment of Trionyx sinensis in Hawaii.
12133 Journal ArticleBrock, V.E.1947The establishment of Trionyx sinensis in Hawaii.
25944 DatabaseiNaturalist2024 
12105 BookMcKeown, S.1996A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians in the Hawaiian Islands.
12094 Journal ArticleMcKeown, S., and R.G. Webb1982Softshell turtle in Hawaii.
21077 Journal ArticleMitchell, J.C., B.W. Steury, K.A. Buhlmann, P.P. van Dijk.2007Chinese softshell turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis) in the Potomac River and notes on Eastern spiny softshells (Apalone spinifera) in Northern Virginia.
12107 Journal ArticleOliver, J.A., and C.E. Shaw1953The amphibians and reptiles of the Hawaiian Islands.
23922 Journal ArticleRahman, S.C., and P.R. Warny2011Pelodiscus sinensis (Chinese Softshell Turtle). Extra-limital winter survival.
19675 DatabaseWalsh, S.2010Aquatic invasive species of Guam.
28011 NewsWingfield, S.L.2015New England experts concerned by sighting of invasive Chinese soft-shelled turtle on beach.
32402 Journal ArticleWorks, A. J., and Olson, D. H.2018Diets of Two Nonnative Freshwater Turtle Species (Trachemys scripta and Pelodiscus sinensis) in Kawai Nui Marsh, Hawaii, Chinese Softshell, The Pond Slider


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