Subspecies in India
This species is listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).
Taxonomic Information
Conservation and Special status
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Type Locality: Fatehgarh (Ganges)
Rare, known to be distributed in Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir in India (Reptile Database).
Conservation Status:
This species is listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).
The species occupies in freshwater rivers and lakes in its distribution ranges (Asian Turtle Trade Working Group, 2000). Trading of the species is a major threat to the species (Asian Turtle Trade Working Group, 2000).
The species occupies in freshwater rivers and lakes in its distribution ranges (Asian Turtle Trade Working Group, 2000). Trading of the species is a major threat to the species (Asian Turtle Trade Working Group, 2000).
State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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Andhra Pradesh | |||||||||||||
Arunachal Pradesh | |||||||||||||
Assam | 1 | ||||||||||||
Bihar | |||||||||||||
Chandigarh | |||||||||||||
Chhattisgarh | |||||||||||||
Dadra & Nagar Haveli | |||||||||||||
Daman & Diu | |||||||||||||
Delhi | |||||||||||||
Goa | |||||||||||||
Gujarat | |||||||||||||
Haryana | |||||||||||||
Himachal Pradesh | |||||||||||||
Jammu and Kashmir | |||||||||||||
Jharkhand | |||||||||||||
Karnataka | |||||||||||||
Kerala | |||||||||||||
Lakshadweep | |||||||||||||
Madhya Pradesh | |||||||||||||
Maharashtra | |||||||||||||
Manipur | |||||||||||||
Meghalaya | |||||||||||||
Mizoram | |||||||||||||
Nagaland | |||||||||||||
Odisha | |||||||||||||
Paschimbanga | |||||||||||||
Pondicherry | |||||||||||||
Punjab | |||||||||||||
Rajasthan | |||||||||||||
Sikkim | |||||||||||||
Tamil Nadu | |||||||||||||
Tripura | |||||||||||||
Uttar Pradesh | |||||||||||||
Uttarakhand | |||||||||||||
West Bengal | |||||||||||||
Total | 1 |
Other Notes
Page citation
Anonymous 2024. Nilssonia hurum (Gray, 1830) – Indian Peacock Softshell Turtle. In Kamdar, A. and K. Kunte. (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. v.1.26. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.indianreptiles.org/nilssonia-hurum, accessed 2024/11/01.