Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle

Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle
Fossil carapace
CITES Appendix I 
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Family: Trionychidae
Genus: Chitra
Species:
C. chitra
Binomial name
Chitra chitra
Nutaphand, 1986
Synonyms
Chitra chitra chitra
  • Chitra chitra
    Nutaphand, 1986
  • Chitra chitra chitra
    — McCord & Pritchard, 2003
Chitra chitra javanensis
  • ? Chitra selenkae
    Jaekel, 1911
  • Chitra chitra javanensis
    McCord & Pritchard, 2003
  • Chitra chitra javanica
    Iskandar & Mumpuni, 2003
    (ex errore)
  • Chitra chitra javaensis
    Artner, 2003
    (ex errore)

The Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra chitra) is a large species of softshell turtle in the family Trionychidae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia. There are two recognized subspecies.

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