Biology:Lissemys
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Short description: Genus of turtles
| Lissemys | |
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| Lissemys punctata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Trionychidae |
| Subfamily: | Cyclanorbinae |
| Genus: | Lissemys M. A. Smith, 1931[1][2] |
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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) – Sri Lankan flapshell turtle
- Lissemys punctata (Bonnaterre, 1789) – Indian flapshell turtle
- Lissemys scutata (W. Peters, 1868) – Burmese flapshell turtle
Several extinct fossil species have been described for this genus, such as Lissemys piramensis Prasad, 1974, from Piram Island, India , but these are largely considered nomen dubia.[3][4] However, the extant Indian flapshell turtle (L. punctata) is known from fossils from as early as the Miocene.[5]
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Lissemys.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rhodin et al., pp. 000.204-000.205
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fritz & Havaš 2007, p. 314
- ↑ "PBDB". http://paleobiodb.org/classic/classify?reference_no=62147.
- ↑ "Fossilworks: Lissemys piramensis". http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=360727.
- ↑ "Fossilworks: Lissemys punctata". http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=364626.
Bibliography
- Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Iverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Roger, Bour (2011-12-31). "Turtles of the world, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status". Chelonian Research Monographs 6. http://www.iucn-tftsg.org/wp-content/uploads/file/Accounts/crm_5_000_checklist_v4_2011.pdf.
- Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007-10-31). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (pdf). http://www.cnah.org/pdf_files/851.pdf.
Further reading
- 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).
Wikidata ☰ Q594040 entry
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