Nagpur Soft-shell Turtle

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Nagpur Soft-shelled Turtle
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Order: Testudines Suborder: Cryptodira Family: Trionychidae Genus: Aspideretes Species: A. leithii
Binomial name
Aspideretes leithii (Gray, 1872)

Nagpur Soft-shelled Turtle Aspideretes leithii is a species of turtle found in peninsular Indian rivers including the Bhavani, Godavari, and Moyar rivers. The type locality is Poona in India.

[edit] External links

• EMBL reptile database

[edit] References

• Asian Turtle Trade Working Group (2000). Aspideretes leithii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is vulnerable and the criteria used
• Gray, J.E. 1872 Notes on the mud-tortoises of India (Trionyx, Geoffroy). Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) 10:326-340.