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Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle
Species of turtle / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra chitra) is a large species of softshell turtle in the family Trionychidae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia.
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Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle | |
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Fossil carapace | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Family: | Trionychidae |
Genus: | Chitra |
Species: | C. chitra |
Binomial name | |
Chitra chitra Nutaphand, 1986 | |
Synonyms[3] | |
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