EMYSystem Genus Page: Aspideretes
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OrderOrder Testudines (turtles, tortoises and terrapins)
FamilyFamily Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles)
SubfamilySubfamily Trionychinae (Common Softshell Turtles)
GenusGenus Aspideretes (Indian Softshell Turtles)
Species
range of genus Aspideretes
approximate range
A. gangeticus
A. hurum
A. leithii
A. nigricans
 
Original Description Hay 1904 : 274
Common name Indian Softshell Turtles
Distribution India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh
Comments Removed from the synonymy of Trionyx by Meylan (1987).
 
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