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order..........TESTUDINES (turtles, tortoises and terrapins)
family...........Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles)
subfamily.......Trionychinae (Common Softshell Turtles)
genus...............Chitra (Narrow-headed Softshell Turtles)
species
species list
C. indica (Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle)
Original Description
Gray 1844 : 49
Common Name
Narrow-headed Softshell Turtles
Distribution
As for the single species
Comments
Reviewed by Meylan (1987).
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