Amyda
Amyda is a genus of softshell turtles in the family Trionychidae. It contains two extant species:
- Amyda cartilaginea - Asiatic softshell turtle
- Amyda ornata - Southeast Asian softshell turtle
| Amyda | |
|---|---|
| Amyda cartilaginea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Trionychidae |
| Subfamily: | Trionychinae |
| Genus: | Amyda Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809 |
| Species | |
Both species were formerly considered subspecies of a single species, Amyda cartilaginea, but phylogenetic evidence supports both being distinct from one another. An undescribed species is also known from Borneo.
The fossil taxon †'Amyda' gregaria from the Eocene of Inner Mongolia has been tentatively placed in the genus Trionyx.
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