Burmese peacock softshell

Burmese peacock softshell
Illustration by Philibert Charles Berjeau, 1878
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)[1][2]
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]
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

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

Wikispecies has information related to: Nilssonia formosa

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.