Interesting Facts
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Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Chelonia
()
- Subclass:
Anapsida
()
- Order:
Casichelydia
()
- Suborder:
Cryptodira
()
- Superfamily:
Trionychoidea
()
- Family:
Trionychidae
()
- Subfamily:
Trionychinae
()
- Genus:
Trionyx
()
- Geoffroy, 1809
- Specific name:
niloticus
- Scientific name: - Trionyx niloticus
- Specific name:
niloticus
- Genus:
Trionyx
(
- Subfamily:
Trionychinae
(
- Family:
Trionychidae
(
- Superfamily:
Trionychoidea
(
- Suborder:
Cryptodira
(
- Order:
Casichelydia
(
- Subclass:
Anapsida
(
- Class:
Chelonia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Trionyx
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 1 species and subspecies in this genus:
T. triunguis (African Softshell Turtle)
More Info
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Further Reading
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- Animate creation; popular edition of "Our Living World" a natural history, by the Rev. J. G. Wood. Revised and adapted to American zoology, by Joseph B. Holder. New York, S. Hess[1898] url p. 20.
- Bulletin / Field Museum of Natural History. [Chicago]: The Museum, 1966-1972. url p. 14.
- Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 115 1957 Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, 1863- url p. 557.
- Catalogue of the chelonians, rhynchocephalians, and crocodiles in the British museum (Natural history). London: Printed by order of the Trustees, 1889. url p. 255.
- Hand-list of the specimens of shield reptiles in the British Museum, LondonPrinted by order of the Trustees of the British Museum1873 url p. 77.
- On the anatomy of vertebrates. .. By Richard Owen. London, Longmans, Green and Co., 1866-68. url p. 557.
- On the anatomy of vertebrates. LondonLongmans, Green1866-68 url p. 557.
- Outlines of zoology, Edinburgh, H. Frowde and Hodder & Stoughton, 1899. url .
- Reptiles and batrachians / by E.G. Boulenger. London: Dent; [1914]. url , .
- Reptiles and batrachians, by E. G. Boulenger, with numerous illustrations. London, E. P. Dutton & co.[1914] url , , , .
- The River Congo from its mouth to Bólobó; with a general description of the natural history and anthropology of its western basin. London, S. Low, Marston & Co., 1895. url p. 245.
- Zoology of Egypt / by John Anderson. London: B. Quaritch, 1898-1907. url p. 32.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 207365
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 3972889
