Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle [SEP] IUCN conservation status
Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle
Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle ("Chitra indica") also known as small-headed softshell turtle is an endangered species of softshell turtle found in rivers of South Asia. It is very large and feeds on fish, frogs, crustaceans and molluscs, which it ambushes. In the past it was included in "Chitra chitra"; a species restricted to Southeast Asia using current taxonomy.
Diagnostic characters.
This species is very large with a carapace up to .
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Chitra (genus)
Chitra is a genus of turtles in the family Trionychidae.
Species.
- "Chitra chitra" – Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle
- "C. c. chitra" – Siamese narrow-headed softshell turtle
- "C. c. javanensis" – Javanese narrow-headed softshell turtle
- "Chitra indica" – Indian narrow-headed shelled turtle
- "Chitra vandijki" – Burmese narrow-headed softshell turtle
"Nota bene": A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the