Lissemys
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Lissemys is a genus of softshell turtles in the subfamily Cyclanorbinae of the family Trionychidae. The genus is indigenous to southern Asia.
Species
The genus Lissemys contains three extant species, which are recognized as being valid:[1]
- Lissemys ceylonensis (Gray, 1856)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Sri Lankan flapshell turtle
- Lissemys punctata (Bonnaterre, 1789)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Indian flapshell turtle
- Lissemys scutata (W. Peters, 1868)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Burmese flapshell turtle
Several extinct fossil species have been described for this genus, such as Lissemys piramensis Prasad, 1974Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., from Piram Island, India, but these are largely considered nomen dubia.[2][3] However, the extant Indian flapshell turtle (L. punctata) is known from fossils from as early as the Miocene.[4]
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Lissemys.
References
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Further reading
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- Smith, M. A. (1931). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Reptilia and Amphibia Volume I Loricata, Testudines. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xxviii + 185 pp. + Plates I-II. (Lissemys, new genus, p. 154).