Burmese peacock softshell

Burmese peacock softshell
Illustration by Philibert Charles Berjeau, 1878
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Testudines
Suborder:Cryptodira
Family:Trionychidae
Genus:Nilssonia
Species: N. formosa
Binomial name
Nilssonia formosa
(Gray, 1869)[1][2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Trionyx formosus Gray, 1869
  • Trionyx peguensis Gray, 1870
  • Nilssonia formosa Gray, 1872
  • Isola peguensis Gray, 1873
  • Trionyx grayii Theobald, 1875
  • Aspidonectes formosus Baur, 1893
  • Isola formosa Hay, 1904
  • Trionyx formosa Gadow, 1923
  • Amyda formosus Mell, 1929
  • Trionyx grayi Smith, 1931 (ex errore)
  • Amyda formosa Mertens, Müller & Rust, 1934
  • Trionyx fomosus Gosławski & Hryniewicz, 1993 (ex errore)
  • Trionyx formosanus Jenkins, 1995 (ex errore)
  • Trionix formosus Richard, 1999

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. 1 2 3 Rhodin 2011, p. 000.207
  2. 1 2 Nilssonia formosa from the IUCN Red list
  3. ↑ Fritz 2007, p. 316
  4. ↑ 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.
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