Amyda

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
	Amyda cartilaginea; Amyda ornata

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Amyda is a genus of softshell turtles in the family Trionychidae. It contains two extant species:^[2]

Amyda cartilaginea - Asiatic softshell turtle
Amyda ornata - Southeast Asian softshell turtle

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.^[3]

The fossil taxon †'Amyda' gregaria from the Eocene of Inner Mongolia has been tentatively placed in the genus Trionyx.^[4]

When it comes to the eating habits of Amyda, considering its multiple species, they are known for being opportunist omnivores. Their diet consists mainly of plants and fish.^[5]

References

^ Fritz, Uwe, and Peter Havaš. 2007. Checklist of Chelonians of the World. Vertebrate Zoology 57 (2): 149-368. (Amyda, p. 303.)
^ Rhodin, Anders G.J. (2021-11-15). Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status (9th Ed.). Chelonian Research Monographs. Vol. 8. Chelonian Research Foundation and Turtle Conservancy. doi:10.3854/crm.8.checklist.atlas.v9.2021. ISBN 978-0-9910368-3-7. S2CID 244279960.
^ Peter., Fritz, Uwe. Gemel, Richard. Kehlmaier, Christian. Vamberger, Melita. Praschag. Phylogeography of the Asian softshell turtle Amyda cartilaginea (Boddaert, 1770) : evidence for a species complex. OCLC 1005262127.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Georgalis, Georgios L.; Joyce, Walter G. (April 2017). "A Review of the Fossil Record of Old World Turtles of the Clade Pan-Trionychidae". Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History. 58 (1): 115–208. doi:10.3374/014.058.0106. ISSN 0079-032X. S2CID 89732695.
^ Auliya, Mark; Dijik, Peter Paul van; Moll, Edward O.; Meylan, Peter A. (3 March 2016). "Amyda Cartilaginea (Boddaert 1770) Asiatic Softshell Turtle, Southeast Asian Softshell Turtle".

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[1] Fritz, Uwe, and Peter Havaš. 2007. Checklist of Chelonians of the World. Vertebrate Zoology 57 (2): 149-368. (Amyda, p. 303.)

[2] Rhodin, Anders G.J. (2021-11-15). Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status (9th Ed.). Chelonian Research Monographs. Vol. 8. Chelonian Research Foundation and Turtle Conservancy. doi:10.3854/crm.8.checklist.atlas.v9.2021. ISBN 978-0-9910368-3-7. S2CID 244279960.

[3] Peter., Fritz, Uwe. Gemel, Richard. Kehlmaier, Christian. Vamberger, Melita. Praschag. Phylogeography of the Asian softshell turtle Amyda cartilaginea (Boddaert, 1770) : evidence for a species complex. OCLC 1005262127.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[4] Georgalis, Georgios L.; Joyce, Walter G. (April 2017). "A Review of the Fossil Record of Old World Turtles of the Clade Pan-Trionychidae". Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History. 58 (1): 115–208. doi:10.3374/014.058.0106. ISSN 0079-032X. S2CID 89732695.

[5] Auliya, Mark; Dijik, Peter Paul van; Moll, Edward O.; Meylan, Peter A. (3 March 2016). "Amyda Cartilaginea (Boddaert 1770) Asiatic Softshell Turtle, Southeast Asian Softshell Turtle".

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