Trionyx triunguis (Forskål, 1775)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Chordata: class
Reptilia: order
Testudines: family
Trionychidae: genus
Trionyx: species
Trionyx triunguis

Name

Synonyms: Aspidonectes aspilus Cope, 1860; Fordia africana Gray, 1869; Testudo nilotica Shaw & Nodder, 1810; Testudo striata Suckow, 1798; Testudo triunguis Forskål, 1775; Trionyx aegytiacus Geoffroy, 1809; Trionyx egyptiacus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809; Trionyx labiatus Bell, 1837; Trionyx mortoni Hallowell, 1844; Trionyx niloticus Gray, 1831; Trionyx triunguis rudolfianus Deraniyagala, 1948
Homonyms: Trionyx triunguis (Forskål, 1775)
Common names: African Softshell Turtle in English; Afrikanische Weichschildkröte in language.; Nil-Weichschildkröte in language.; Nile Soft-shelled Turtle in English; Nile Softshell Turtle in English; nil kaplumbagasi in Turkish; nil yumusak kabuklu kaplumbagasi in Turkish

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