EMYSystem Subfamily Page: Trionychinae

approximate range

Amyda

Apalone

Aspideretes

Chitra

Dogania

Nilssonia

Palea

Pelochelys

Pelodiscus

Rafetus

Trionyx


	Original Description	Lydekker 1889 : 4
	Original name	None
	Common name	Common Softshell Turtles
	Distribution	As for the family, except for extreme southern India and Sri Lanka
	Comments	Reviewed by Smith and Smith (1979) and Meylan (1987). Generic names follow Meylan (1987) despite the disagreement of Kizirian and Webb (1990) and Webb (1990b).

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