Scientific Name: Nilssonia hurum (Gray, 1831)
Synonym: Aspideretes hurum (Gray, 1831) (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Peacock Softshell Turtle, Indian Peacock Softshell Turtle, Brown Softshell Turtle
Local/Bangla Name: Dhum Kachhim (ধুম কাছিম)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Trionychidae
Description:
The carapace is olive, bordered by a yellow rim. The head is olive with black reticulations, adorned with large orange or yellow patches on the snout and behind the eyes.Limbs exhibit an olive color. Juveniles are more vibrant than adults but lose intensity as they grow. The shell is low and oval, with a pre-neural and a neural separating the first pair of pleurals, and the shell bones are pitted. Males have a relatively longer and thicker tail than females
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
It inhabits the rivers, lakes, ponds, and ditches of Bangladesh.
Environment:
Freshwater
References:
Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Ahmed ZU, Begum, ZNT, Hassan MΑ, and Khondker M (2009) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 25. Amphibians and Reptiles. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka 204 pp
Rahman ANMA (2015) Wildlife of Bangladesh, Department of Films & Publications, Ministry of Information, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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