Burmese peacock softshell
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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.[1]
Geographical region
The Burmese peacock softshell is found in Myanmar and possibly Thailand.[2] Also reported to be found in Karbi Anglong district of Assam. Nuclear data analyses of a Nilssonia formosa caught near Shuangbai, Yunnan, China by researchers in 2012 suggests the species crossed the watershed between the Salween and Mekong Rivers.[3]
References
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- ↑ Liebing, Nicole, et al. "Molecular phylogeny of the softshell turtle genus Nilssonia revisited, with first records of N. formosa for China and wild-living N. nigricans for Bangladesh." Vertebrate Zoology 62.2 (2012): 261-272.
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- Bibliography
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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 TurtleTemplate:Category handler[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". from Chelonia.org
- Tiny Bundles of Hope: Critically Endangered Turtles Hatch in Myanmar, The New York Times, by Delger Erdenesanaa, June 24, 2023
- Nilssonia formosa at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database