Burmese flapshell turtle
Lissemys scutata (Peters, 1868)
Status not recordedturtles and tortoises
The burmese flapshell turtle (Lissemys scutata) is a species in the family Trionychidae, order Testudines. Recorded adults weigh about 1.44 kg and live up to 15.3 years.
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Quick facts about the burmese flapshell turtle
- Weight
- 1.44 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 15.3 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 17.8 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Egg incubation
- 57.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 10.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the burmese flapshell turtle live?
Not recorded
Is the burmese flapshell turtle endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the burmese flapshell turtle classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderTestudines
- familyTrionychidae
- genusLissemys
- SpeciesLissemys scutata (Peters, 1868)
Synonyms Emyda fuscomaculata, Emyda scutata
Other names and names in other languages (11)
- Burmese flap-shelled turtleEnglish
- سلحفاة رفرافية الدرقة البورميةArabic
- kožitka barmskáCzech
- Burmesisk KlapblødskildpaddeDanish
- Burma-Klappen-WeichschildkröteGerman
- Hinterindische Klappen-WeichschildkröteGerman
- tortuga birmanaSpanish
- burmai leffentyűsteknősHungarian
- ตะพาบหับThai
- ตะพาบหับพม่าThai
- 緬甸箱鱉Chinese
Relatives of the burmese flapshell turtle
Other species in the same genus Lissemys.
Indian flapshell turtle
Lissemys punctata
Mud turtle
Lissemys ceylonensis
CompareBurmese flapshell turtle vs Indian flapshell turtleBurmese flapshell turtle vs Mud turtle
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the burmese flapshell turtle?
An adult burmese flapshell turtle weighs 1.44 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
How long does the burmese flapshell turtle live?
The burmese flapshell turtle has a recorded lifespan of 15.3 years.
What kind of animal is the burmese flapshell turtle?
The burmese flapshell turtle (Lissemys scutata) belongs to the family Trionychidae in the order Testudines.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles · CC BY 4.0 · v1-2
Oskyrko, O., Mi, C., Meiri, S. et al. (2024) ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles. Scientific Data 11: 243. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03079-5. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.24572683.v4
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