Lissemys ceylonensis, commonly known as the Sri Lankan flapshell turtle, is a species of freshwater turtle endemic to Sri Lanka.[3]

Lissemys ceylonensis
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Family: Trionychidae
Genus: Lissemys
Species:
L. ceylonensis
Binomial name
Lissemys ceylonensis
(Gray, 1856)[2]
Synonyms
List
  • Emyda ceylonensis Gray 1856
  • Emyda granosa Boulenger 1889 partim
  • Emyda granosa ceylonensis Annandale 1912
  • Lissemys punctata granosa Smith 1931
  • Lissemys ceylonensis Praschag et al. 2011
  • Lissemys ceylonensis Karunarathna & Amarasinghe 2011
  • Lissemys ceylonensis TTWG 2014

References

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  1. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  2. ^ "ITIS standard report - Lissemys ceylonensis (Gray, 1856)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Lissemys ceylonensis (GRAY, 1856)". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 8 May 2018.