African softshell turtle

African softshell turtle
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Family:	Trionychidae
Genus:	Trionyx
Species:	T. triunguis
Binomial name
Trionyx triunguis (Forskål, 1775)[1]
Synonyms[2]
Testudo triunguis Forsskål, 1775 Testudo striata Suckow, 1798 Trionyx egyptiacus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809 Trionyx aegyptiacus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809 Amyda triunguis Oken, 1816 Aspidonectes aegyptiacus Wagler, 1830 Trionyx niloticus Gray, 1831 Gymnopodus aegyptiacus Duméril & Bibron, 1835 Trionyx (Pelodiscus) labiatus Fitzinger, 1835 Tyrse nilotica Gray, 1844 Trionyx mortoni Hallowell, 1844 Aspidonectes aspilus Cope, 1860 Fordia africana Gray, 1869 Trionyx triunguis Peters, 1876 Gymnopus aspilus Rochebrune, 1884 Gymnopus aegyptiacus Boulenger, 1889 Pelodiscus triunguis Baur, 1893 Aspidonectes triunguis Hay, 1904 Pelodiscus labiatus Hay, 1904 Tyrse triunguis Hay, 1904 Trionyx triunguis rudolfianus Deraniyagala, 1948 Amyda triunguis rudolfianus Mertens & Wermuth, 1955 Amyda triunguis triunguis Mertens & Wermuth, 1955 Trionyx aegypticus Młynarski, 1969 (ex errore) Trionyx triungus Gosławski & Hryniewicz, 1993 (ex errore) Trionix triunguis Richard, 1999

The African softshell turtle or Nile softshell turtle (Trionyx triunguis) is a large species of turtle from fresh-water and brackish habitats in Africa (larger parts of East, West and Middle Africa) and the Near East (Israel, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey).^[1] It is the only extant species from the genus Trionyx, but in the past many other softshell turtles were placed in this genus; they have now been moved to various other genera.^[1] Despite the name "African softshell turtle", it is not the only species or genus of softshell turtle in Africa (the genera Cyclanorbis and Cycloderma are also African).^[1]

References

External links

• Data related to Trionyx triunguis at Wikispecies

Turtle family Trionychidae Genus Species of the subfamily Cyclanorbinae Cyclanorbis Nubian flapshell turtle Senegal flapshell turtle Cycloderma Aubry's flapshell turtle Zambezi flapshell turtle Lissemys Burmese flapshell turtle Indian flapshell turtle Sri Lankan flapshell turtle   Species of the subfamily Trionychinae Amyda Asiatic softshell turtle Apalone Florida softshell turtle Smooth softshell turtle Spiny softshell turtle Chitra Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle Burmese narrow-headed softshell turtle Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle Dogania Malayan softshell turtle Nilssonia Black softshell turtle Burmese peacock softshell Indian softshell turtle Indian peacock softshell turtle Leith's softshell turtle Palea Wattle-necked softshell turtle Pelochelys Cantor's giant softshell turtle New Guinea giant softshell turtle Northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle Pelodiscus Chinese softshell turtle Hunan softshell turtle Lesser Chinese softshell turtle Northern Chinese softshell turtle Rafetus Euphrates softshell turtle Yangtze giant softshell turtle Trionyx African softshell turtle Phylogenetic arrangement based on turtles of the world 2011 update: annotated checklist.