![]() In the face of the catastrophic decline suffered by R. Regarding this legend, there was a big individual of Rafetus swinhoei in Hoan Kiem Lake (Return sword lake) in old quarter of Hanoi capital, Vietnam, but sadly this animal died in January 2016. In Vietnam, this turtle is considered as sacred due to the legend that King Le Loi, after defeating Ming dynasty (China) out of country, returned the magic sword to Water God (Lac Long Quan) by the turtle. A male is kept at the Suzhou zoo in China, a female lives in Dong Mo Lake and a last specimen in Xuan Khanh Lake, Hanoi capital, Vietnam. ![]() ![]() Today, there are only 3 individuals listed what is currently, according to IUCN, the rarest turtle species on the earth. Swinhoe’s softshell turtle or Hoan Kiem turtle ( Rafetus swinhoei) is one of largest softshell turtle in the world (up to 170kg). Thus, the large size is its drawback, it was targeted for over harvesting for local consumption in the period 1980-2000s. ![]()
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