Indian peacock softshell turtle

Indian peacock softshell turtle
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Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Sauropsida
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Family:	Trionychidae
Genus:	Nilssonia
Species:	N. hurum
Binomial name
	Nilssonia hurum; (Gray, 1831)
Synonyms
	Trionyx occellatus Gray, 1830; Trionyx hurum Gray, 1831; Gymnopus duvaucelii Duméril & Bibron, 1835; Gymnopus ocellatus Duméril & Bibron, 1835; Trionyx bellii Gray, 1872; Trionyx sewaare Gray, 1872; Trionyx buchanani Theobald, 1874; Isola hurum Baur, 1893; Aspideretes hurum Hay, 1904; Aspidonectes hurum Hay, 1904; Tyrse hurum Hay, 1904; Amyda hurum Barbour, 1912; Gymnopus duvaucelli Smith, 1931; Trionix hurum Richard, 1999; Testudo chim Buchanan-Hamilton, 1831 (nomen nudum);

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Indian peacock softshell turtle (Nilssonia hurum) is a species of turtle found in South Asia, and is listed on the IUCN Red List as a vulnerable species.

Geographical range

The Indian peacock soft-shell turtle is found in Bangladesh, India (the states of Assam, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal), Nepal and Pakistan. ^[1] Type locality in India: Fatehgarh, Ganges, to Barrackpore (about 23 kilometers north Calcutta), West Bengal, India".^[4]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Rhodin 2011, p. 000.207
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Nilssonia hurum from the Redlist
↑ Fritz 2007, p. 000.310
↑ Webb, R.G. 1980 Gray, Hardwicke, Buchanan-Hamilton, and drawings of Indian soft-shell turtles (Family Trionychidae). Amphibia-Reptilia 1: 61-74. Webb (1980: 71)

Bibliography

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Safi, A., Khan, M. Z.,2014. Distribution and current population of freshwater turtles of District Charsadda of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The Journal of Zoology studies. 1(4): 31-38. http://www.journalofzoology.com
Anderson,J. 1872 Note on Trionyx gangeticus, and Trionyx hurum, B. Hamilton. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) 9: 382-383
Anderson,J. 1872 On Trionyx gangeticus, Cuvier, Trionyx hurum, B.H. and Dr. Gray. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) 10: 219-222
Gray, J. E. 1831 A synopsis of the species of Class Reptilia. In: Griffith, E & E. Pidgeon: The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organisation by the Baron Cuvier with additional descriptions of all the species hither named, and of many before noticed [Vol. 9]. Whittaker, Treacher and Co., London: 481 + 110 pp.
Gray, J.E. 1872 On Indian Mud-Tortoises (Trionyx). Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) 9: 473-475
Meylan, P.A. 1987 The phylogenetic relationships of soft-shelled turtles (Family Trionychidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 186 (1):1-101.

[Rhodin11-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Rhodin 2011, p. 000.207

[redlist-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Nilssonia hurum from the Redlist

[Fritz07-3] Fritz 2007, p. 000.310

[Webb80-4] Webb, R.G. 1980 Gray, Hardwicke, Buchanan-Hamilton, and drawings of Indian soft-shell turtles (Family Trionychidae). Amphibia-Reptilia 1: 61-74. Webb (1980: 71)

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v t e Turtle family Trionychidae
Genus	Species of the subfamily Cyclanorbinae
Cyclanorbis	Nubian flapshell turtle Senegal flapshell turtle
Cycloderma	Aubry's flapshell turtle Zambezi flapshell turtle
Lissemys	Burmese flapshell turtle Indian flapshell turtle Sri Lankan flapshell turtle
	Species of the subfamily Trionychinae
Amyda	Asiatic softshell turtle
Apalone	Florida softshell turtle Smooth softshell turtle Spiny softshell turtle
Chitra	Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle Burmese narrow-headed softshell turtle Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle
Dogania	Malayan softshell turtle
Nilssonia	Black softshell turtle Burmese peacock softshell Indian softshell turtle Indian peacock softshell turtle Leith's softshell turtle
Palea	Wattle-necked softshell turtle
Pelochelys	Cantor's giant softshell turtle New Guinea giant softshell turtle Northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle
Pelodiscus	Chinese softshell turtle Hunan softshell turtle Lesser Chinese softshell turtle Northern Chinese softshell turtle
Rafetus	Euphrates softshell turtle Yangtze giant softshell turtle
Trionyx	African softshell turtle
Phylogenetic arrangement based on turtles of the world 2011 update: annotated checklist.

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Indian peacock softshell turtle
240px
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)^[1]^[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Sauropsida
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Family:	Trionychidae
Genus:	Nilssonia^[1]
Species:	N. hurum
Binomial name
*Nilssonia hurum* (Gray, 1831)^[1]^[2]
Synonyms^[3]
Trionyx occellatus Gray, 1830 Trionyx hurum Gray, 1831 Gymnopus duvaucelii Duméril & Bibron, 1835 Gymnopus ocellatus Duméril & Bibron, 1835 Trionyx bellii Gray, 1872 Trionyx sewaare Gray, 1872 Trionyx buchanani Theobald, 1874 Isola hurum Baur, 1893 Aspideretes hurum Hay, 1904 Aspidonectes hurum Hay, 1904 Tyrse hurum Hay, 1904 Amyda hurum Barbour, 1912 Gymnopus duvaucelli Smith, 1931 Trionix hurum Richard, 1999 Testudo chim Buchanan-Hamilton, 1831 (nomen nudum)