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Bhupathy, S., Webb, R. G., & Praschag, P. (2014). Lissemys punctata (bonnaterre 1789) – indian flapshell turtle. In A. G. J. Rhodin, P. C. H. Pritchard, P. P. van Dijk, P. A. Saumure, K. A. Buhlmann & J. B.Iverson (Eds.), Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises: A Compilation Project of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group Vol. 5IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group.
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| Resource type: Book Article DOI: 10.3854/crm.5.076.punctata.v1.2014 BibTeX citation key: Bhupathy2014 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Chrysemys picta, Emydidae, Geoemydidae, Habitat - habitat, Malacochersus tornieri, Mauremys reevesii, Schildkröten - turtles + tortoises, Südasien - Southern Asia, Testudinidae, Testudo kleinmanni, Testudo marginata Creators: B.Iverson, Bhupathy, Buhlmann, van Dijk, Praschag, Pritchard, Rhodin, Saumure, Webb Publisher: IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group Collection: Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises: A Compilation Project of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group |
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Summary. – The Indian Flapshell Turtle, Lissemys punctata (Family Trionychidae), is a relatively small softshell turtle with a carapace length of up to 350 mm. Three intergrading subspecies are confined to the Indian subregion. Individuals are adaptable and durable, occurring in a variety of aquatic habitats, ranging from rivers and streams to reservoirs, marshes, ponds, lakes, and even salt marshes, rice fields, gutters, and canals in metropolitan areas. It is common in brackish water lagoons on the east coast of India, and is often abundant in irrigation canals and tanks, and paddy fields with stagnant water. The species is not plentiful in the main channels of rivers or in large canals, but seems to prefer relatively shallow waters. Lissemys punctata is omnivorous and can survive periods of drought by estivating for a long time on land. Nesting generally occurs in late summer and extends into the monsoon season, July through November. Clutch size varies from 4–15 eggs, which generally have a prolonged incubation period of > 300 days. Despite extensive exploitation by man as a food source for many years, these turtles are still fairly common and seem to be holding their own, with populations relatively stable and not yet seriously threatened. Distribution. – Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan. Distributed in the Indian subregion from the Indus basin of Pakistan through India, Nepal, and Bangladesh to northeast Inda and extreme western Myanmar. Populations on Sri Lanka formerly considered to belong to this species have recently been recognized as the distinct species L. ceylonensis. Synonymy. – Testudo punctata Lacépède 1788 (nomen rejectum), Testudo punctata Bonnaterre 1789, Trionyx (Emyda) punctatus, Trionyx punctatus, Emyda punctata, Trionyx punctata, Lissemys punctata, Lissemys punctata punctata, Trionyx punctatus punctatus, Testudo sonnerati Meyer 1790, Testudo granulosa Suckow 1798, Testudo scabra Latreille in Sonnini and Latreille 1801, Testudo granosa Schoepff 1801, Trionyx granosus, Cryptopus granosus, Emyda granosa, Emyda granosa granosa, Lissemys punctata granosa, Trionyx punctatus granosus, Testudo granulata Daudin 1801, Trionyx coromandelicus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1809, Emyda dura Anderson 1876. Subspecies. – Currently three subspecies are recognized: 1) Lissemys punctata punctata (Southern Indian Flapshell Turtle) (distribution: southern peninsular India ); 2) Lissemys punctata andersoni (Spotted Northern Indian Flapshell Turtle) (synonymy: Lissemys punctata andersoni Webb 1980, Lissemys andersoni) (distribution: Bangladesh, northern India , Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan); and 3) Lissemys punctata vittata (Central Indian Flapshell Turtle) (synonymy: Emyda vittata Peters 1854, Emyda granosa vittata, Lissemys punctata vittata, Emyda granosa intermedia Annandale 1912) (distribution: central India ). Status. – IUCN 2013 Red List: Least Concern (LC, assessed 2000); TFTSG Draft Red List: Least Concern (LC, assessed 2011); CITES: Appendix II; Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, Schedule I; Bangladesh Wildlife Preservation (Amendment) Act (BWPA), Schedule II.
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