Burmese peacock softshell
| Burmese peacock softshell | |
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| Illustration by Philibert Charles Berjeau, 1878 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Family: | Trionychidae |
| Genus: | Nilssonia[1] |
| Species: | N. formosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Nilssonia formosa (Gray, 1869)[1][2] | |
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The Burmese peacock softshell turtle (Nilssonia formosa) is a species of softshell turtle in the Trionychidae family. It is one of five species in the genus Nilssonia.[4]
Geographical region
The Burmese peacock softshell is found in Burma and possibly Thailand.[1] Also reported to found in karbi anglong district of Assam.
References
- 1 2 3 4 Rhodin 2011, p. 000.207
- 1 2 Nilssonia formosa from the IUCN Red list
- ↑ Fritz 2007, p. 316
- ↑ JCVI.org
- Bibliography
- Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Roger, Bour (2011-12-31). "Turtles of the world, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status" (PDF). Chelonian Research Monographs. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-22.
- Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-17.
Further reading
- Alderton, D. 1988. Turtles and tortoises of the world. Facts on File, New York.
- Anderson, J. 1875. "Description of some new Asiatic mammals and Chelonia". Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 16: 282-285.
External links
- Species: Nilssonia formosa (Burmese peacock softshell turtle) Turtles of the World. Authors: C.H. Ernst, R.G.M. Altenburg & R.W. Barbour
- Austin's turtle page.com
- Nilssonia Gallery of Nilssonia formosa Burmese Peacock Softshell Turtle from Chelonia.org
- Nilssonia formosa at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
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Turtle family Trionychidae | ||
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| Genus | Species of the subfamily Cyclanorbinae |  |
| Cyclanorbis | ||
| Cycloderma | ||
| Lissemys |
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Species of the subfamily Trionychinae | ||
| Amyda | ||
| Apalone | ||
| Chitra | ||
| Dogania | ||
| Nilssonia | ||
| Palea | ||
| Pelochelys | ||
| Pelodiscus | ||
| Rafetus | ||
| Trionyx | ||
Phylogenetic arrangement based on turtles of the world 2011 update: annotated checklist. | ||
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