Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Cryptodira Scientific name Chitra chitra Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Testudines Family Trionychidae Higher classification Chitra | |
Similar Chitra, Turtle, Indian narrow‑headed softshell t, Trionychidae, Malayan softshell turtle | ||
The Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra chitra) is a large species of softshell turtle in the family Trionychidae.
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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.
References
Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA