Lissemys
{{Short description|Genus of turtles}}
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| fossil_range = Miocene to recent, {{fossil range|15.97|0}}
| image = Lissemys_punctata5.jpg
| image_caption = Lissemys punctata
| taxon = Lissemys
| authority = M. A. Smith, 1931{{Harnvb|Rhodin|van Dijk|Iverson|Shaffer|Roger|2011|pp=000.204-000.205}}{{Harnvb|Fritz|Havaš|2007|p=314}}
| subdivision_ranks =
| subdivision =
| synonyms = *Emyda {{small|Gray, 1831}}
}}
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:
- Lissemys ceylonensis {{small|(Gray, 1856)}} – Sri Lankan flapshell turtle
- Lissemys punctata {{small|(Bonnaterre, 1789)}} – Indian flapshell turtle
- Lissemys scutata {{small|(W. Peters, 1868)}} – Burmese flapshell turtle
Several extinct fossil species have been described for this genus, such as Lissemys piramensis {{small|Prasad, 1974}}, from Piram Island, India, but these are largely considered nomen dubia.{{Cite web|url=http://paleobiodb.org/classic/classify?reference_no=62147|title=PBDB|website=Paleobiology Database|access-date=2019-04-26}}{{Cite web|url=https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=360727|title=Fossilworks: Lissemys piramensis|website=fossilworks.org|access-date=2019-04-26}} However, the extant Indian flapshell turtle (L. punctata) is known from fossils from as early as the Miocene.{{Cite web|url=https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=364626|title=Fossilworks: Lissemys punctata|website=fossilworks.org|access-date=2019-04-26}}
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Lissemys.
References
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Further reading
- {{cite journal|url=http://www.iucn-tftsg.org/wp-content/uploads/file/Accounts/crm_5_000_checklist_v4_2011.pdf |title=Turtles of the world, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status |journal=Chelonian Research Monographs |volume=6 |date=2011-12-31 |last1=Rhodin |first1= Anders G.J. |last2=van Dijk |first2= Peter Paul |last3=Iverson |first3= John B. |last4=Shaffer |first4= H. Bradley |last5=Roger |first5= Bour |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120131102839/http://www.iucn-tftsg.org/wp-content/uploads/file/Accounts/crm_5_000_checklist_v4_2011.pdf |archive-date=2012-01-31 |url-status=dead }}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.cnah.org/pdf_files/851.pdf |title=Checklist of Chelonians of the World |date=2007-10-31 |access-date=2010-12-29 |last1=Fritz |first1=Uwe |last2=Havaš |first2= Peter |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501060224/http://www.cnah.org/pdf_files/851.pdf |archive-date=2011-05-01 |url-status=dead }}
- 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).
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