Talk:Trionychidae

where do they live? they live in fresh water in Asia, Africa, and America ''

Rarest and endangered species in Philippines
This turtle appeared on 2001 and was confirmed as endangered by Chicago. Now, after 7 years, it reappeared. So, it is notable and encyclopedic. Further, this is a stub and must be expanded by good links like this Philippine reference.--Florentino floro (talk) 12:33, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

incorrect common name and inconsistent with spelling
I edited the common name to be consistent with Standard Common'' and Current Scientific Names for North American Amphibians, Turtles, Reptiles & Crocodilians. Sixth Edition''. and the Peterson's field guide for reptiles and amphibians. The established common name for this taxon is softshell, not softshell turtle, or soft-shell turtle, both of which were used in the article. I didn't correct the incorrect capitalization even though it does not follow rules for capitalization as established by Scientific Style and Format (Council of Scientific Editors), Chicago Manual of Style (The University of Chicago Press), and the AP Stylebook 2004, which are the gold standards for format and style that Wikipedia continually ignore in its sloppy and inconsistent approach to names of organisms. One thing at a time. We'll see if my first, indisputably documented edit will stand. If it doesn't, I have little hope for the quality of information in Wikipedia. I was unable to delete the turtle from the article's title.

Full citation: Collins, Joseph T. and Travis W. Taggart. 2009 Standard Common and Current Scientific Names for North American Amphibians, Turtles, Reptiles, and Crocodilians. Sixth Edition. Publication of the Center for North American Herpetology

Download this publication here www.naherpetology.org/pdf_files/1246.pdf — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.109.236.194 (talk • contribs) 15:56, 11 December 2010
 * soft-shell to softshell is correct
 * softshelled to softshell is correct
 * softshell turtle to softshell is incorrect. Just think of the bog turtle, are you really going to refer to it as 'the bog'?
 * You can read more about Wikipedia's naming on WP:Fauna name, WP:CAPS. Regards, SunCreator (talk) 01:17, 22 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Apropos of common names, it might be best to have a disclaimer in this and similar articles to the effect that these are not "turtles" but terrapins. Turtles live in the ocean, and are very different. I know that everyone calls them turtles. 173.174.85.204 (talk) 16:39, 3 February 2016 (UTC)Eric

Faster than most turtles
I have watched this video on youtube, and it pretty much shows that softshells move much faster on land than most turtles. So I added it as additional information. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Superscaryguy (talk • contribs) 16:45, 31 May 2013 (UTC)