Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle
Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Family: | Trionychidae |
Subfamily: | Trionychinae |
Genus: | Chitra |
Species: | C. chitra |
Binomial name | |
Chitra chitra Nutaphand, 1986 | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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The Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra chitra) is a large species of softshell turtle in the family Trionychidae.
Common names
Chitra chitra, is also known commonly as Nutaphand's narrowhead softshell.[2]
Description
C. chitra can reach a carapace length of 4.9 ft (1.5 m).
Geographic range
C. chitra is found in Indonesia, possibly Malaysia, and Thailand.
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[3]
- Chitra chitra chitra Nutaphand, 1986 – Malaysia, Thailand
- Chitra chitra javanensis McCord & Pritchard, 2003 – Java, Sumatra
References
- ↑ Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 311–312. ISSN 1864-5755. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Nutaphand's Narrowhead Softshell Chitra chitra ", p. 192).
- ↑ "Chitra chitra ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
External links
- Asian Turtle Trade Working Group (2000). Chitra chitra. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 July 2007.
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