| Description | 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.
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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Trionychidae : Nilssonia : Nilssonia hurum |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Trionychidae : Nilssonia : Nilssonia hurum |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
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| Generic Name | Nilssonia |
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| Scientific Name | Nilssonia hurum (Gray, 1831) |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Nilssonia hurum | species | belongs to Nilssonia | stated with evidence | Gray, 1831 | | Nilssonia hurum | species | belongs to Nilssonia | stated without evidence | van Dijk et al., 2014 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 5.33 - 2.59 Ma
Cenozoic |
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| Environment | brackish,freshwater (based on Trionychidae) |
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| Motility | actively mobile (based on Trionychidae) |
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| Diet | piscivore, carnivore (based on Trionychidae) |
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| Reproduction | oviparous (based on Trionychidae) |
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| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. E. Gray. 1830. A synopsis of the species of the class Reptilia. In E. Griffith, E. Pidgeon (eds.), The Class Reptilia arranged by the Baron Cuvier, with specific descriptions. In: E. Griffith, ed. The Animal Kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization, by the Baron Cuvier, with additional descriptions of all the species hitherto named, and of many not before noticed 9:75-76 |
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| Common Name(s) | Indian Peacock Softshell Turtle, (indian) Peacock Soft-shelled Turtle, Pfauenaugen-weichschildkröte |
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| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nilssonia_hurum |
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| Gray J. E. A synopsis of the species of the class Reptilia, The Class Reptilia arranged by the Baron Cuvier, with specific descriptions. In: E. Griffith, ed. The Animal Kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization, by the Baron Cuvier, with additional descriptions of all the species hitherto named, and of many not before noticed 9, 75-76 |
| Lydekker R. , Catalogue of the Fossil Reptilia and Amphibia in the British Museum (Natural History) Part III. The Order Chelonia, 1-239 |
| van Dijk P. P., Iverson J. B., et al (2014) Turtles of the World, 7th edition: annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution with maps, and conservation status, Chelonian Research Monographs 5, 329-479 |
| Turtle Taxonomy Working Group [van Dijk, P. P., J. Iverson, A. Rhodin, H. Shaffer, and R. Bour], 2014: Turtles of the World, 7th Edition: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution with maps, and Conservation Status. Chelonian Research Monographs, no. 5, v. 7. 329-479. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) |
| Anderson,J. (1872) On Trionyx gangeticus, Cuvier, Trionyx hurum, B.H. and Dr. Gray.: Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) 10: 219-222 - via Catalogue of Life |
| Das, Dhritiman & Dr. P. K Saikia (2007) Present status of Soft Shell Turtles (Family: Trionychidae) in Barpeta and its surrounding areas, Barpeta, Assam.: Reptile Rap (8): 3-4 - via Catalogue of Life |
| ENGSTROM, TAG N.; H. BRADLEY SHAFFER AND WILLIAM P. MCCORD (2004) Multiple Data Sets, High Homoplasy, and the Phylogeny of Softshell Turtles (Testudines: Trionychidae).: Systematic Biology 53 (5): 693–710 - via Catalogue of Life |
| Gemel, R.; Praschag, P. (2003) On the nomenclature and vernacular names of recent Aspideretes species (Reptilia, Testudines, Trionychidae).: Zoologische Abhandlungen - Staatliches Museum fur Tierkunde in Dresden 53(1):93-105. - via Catalogue of Life |
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| Kuchling, Gerald (1995) Turtles at a market in western Yunnan: Possible range extensions for some southern Asiatic chelonians in China and Myanmar.: Chelonian Conserv. Biol. 1 (3): 223-226 - via Catalogue of Life |
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| 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 [V: Whittaker, Treacher and Co., London: 481 + 110 pp. [1830] - via Catalogue of Life |
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| Anderson,J. (1872) Note on Trionyx gangeticus, and Trionyx hurum, B. Hamilton.: Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) 9: 382-383 - via Catalogue of Life |
| Ernst,C.H. and Barbour,R.W. (1989) Turtles of the World.: Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C. - London - via Catalogue of Life |
| Gray, J.E. (1872) On Indian Mud-Tortoises (Trionyx).: Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) 9: 473-475 - via Catalogue of Life |
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Nilssonia hurum
