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Das, I., Basu, D., & Singh, S. (2010). Nilssonia hurum (gray 1830) – indian peacock softshell turtle. In A. G. J. Rhodin, P. P. van Dijk, R. A. Saumure, K. A. Buhlmann & J. B.Iverson (Eds.), Vol. 5IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group.
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| Resource type: Book Article DOI: 10.3854/crm.5.048.hurum.v1.2010 BibTeX citation key: Das2010a View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Habitat = habitat, Nilssonia, Nilssonia hurum, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Südasien = Southern Asia, Trionychidae Creators: , B.Iverson, Basu, Buhlmann, Das, van Dijk, Rhodin, Saumure, Singh Publisher: IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group |
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Summary. – The Indian peacock softshell turtle, Nilssonia hurum (Family Trionychidae), is a relatively abundant large riverine species that is found in rivers and reservoirs. The species attains a rather large size (carapace length to 60 cm). It is distributed over eastern Pakistan, northern and central India, Bangladesh, and Nepal. The species is primarily nocturnal and omnivorous, juveniles observed feeding on mosquito larvae and fish, while adults consume snails, earthworms, prawns, fish, frogs, carrion, and vegetation. Animals maintained in captivity are known to eat rice and palm sugar sweetmeats. Courtship takes place underwater, and spherical, brittle-shelled, eggs in clutches numbering 20–30 are produced between August to November; hatching takes place between June–July of the following year. The species is heavily exploited for its meat and calipee (the outer cartilaginous rim of the shell) throughout northern and eastern India and Bangladesh. The intensity of exploitation to which it is subject suggests that both some kind of quota or closed season system, as well as protection of nesting areas, are necessary. Distribution. – Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan. Distributed across eastern Pakistan, northern, central, and eastern India, southern Nepal, and all of Bangladesh. Synonymy. – Trionyx occellatus Gray 1830a, Trionyx ocellatus, Gymnopus ocellatus, Trionyx hurum Gray 1830b, Isola hurum, Aspideretes hurum, Aspidonectes hurum, Tyrse hurum, Amyda hurum, Nilssonia hurum, Gymnopus duvaucelii Duméril and Bibron 1835, Trionyx sewaare Gray 1872, Trionyx bellii Gray 1872, Trionyx buchanani Theobald 1874. Subspecies. – None. Status. – IUCN 2010 Red List: Vulnerable (A1cd+2d) (assessed 2000); CITES: Appendix I; Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act: Schedule I; Bangladesh Wildlife (Preservation) Act: Schedule III.
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