Indian peacock softshell turtle

Not to be confused with other species with similar common names at Indian softshell turtle (disambiguation).

Indian peacock softshell turtle
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Family: Trionychidae
Genus: Nilssonia
Species:
N. hurum
Binomial name
Nilssonia hurum
(Gray, 1831)[1]
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)

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.

Basking, India
  1. ^ a b Das, I.; Choudhury, B.C.; Ahmed, M.F.; Praschag, P.; Singh, S. (2021). "Nilssonia hurum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T39619A2931203. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T39619A2931203.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ Fritz 2007, p. 000.310