Burmese peacock softshell explained

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. 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.^[2]

References

Bibliography

• Vertebrate Zoology . Checklist of Chelonians of the World . 2007 . Uwe . Fritz . Havaš, Peter . 57 . 2 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110501060224/http://www.cnah.org/pdf_files/851.pdf . 2011-05-01 . dead .

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
• Tiny Bundles of Hope: Critically Endangered Turtles Hatch in Myanmar, The New York Times, by Delger Erdenesanaa, June 24, 2023

Notes and References

1. Web site: JCVI.org . 2010-05-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090615171131/http://www.jcvi.org/reptiles/search.php?submit=Search&exact%5B%5D=genus&genus=Nilssonia . 2009-06-15 . dead .
2. 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.