Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle

Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle

Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Family:	Trionychidae
Genus:	Chitra
Species:	C. chitra
Binomial name
*Chitra chitra* Nutphand, 1986
Synonyms^[1]
Chitra chitra chitra Chitra chitra Nutaphand, 1986 Chitra chitra chitra McCord & Pritchard, 2003 Chitra chitra javanensis Chitra selenkae Jaekel, 1911 Chitra chitra javanensis McCord & Pritchard, 2003 Chitra chitra javanica Iskandar & Mumpuni, 2003 (ex errore) Chitra chitra javaensis Artner, 2003 (ex errore)

The Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra chitra) is a large species of softshell turtle in the Trionychidae family. This softshell turtle can reach a carapace length of 4.9 ft (1.5 m). It is found in Indonesia, possibly Malaysia, and Thailand.

References

↑ Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology 57 (2): 311–312. ISSN 1864-5755. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 29 May 2012.

Asian Turtle Trade Working Group 2000. Chitra chitra. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 July 2007.

Turtle family Trionychidae

Genus	Species of the subfamily Cyclanorbinae

Cyclanorbis	Nubian flapshell turtle Senegal flapshell turtle

Cycloderma	Aubry's flapshell turtle Zambezi flapshell turtle

Lissemys	Burmese flapshell turtle Indian flapshell turtle Sri Lankan flapshell turtle

	Species of the subfamily Trionychinae

Amyda	Asiatic softshell turtle

Apalone	Florida softshell turtle Smooth softshell turtle Spiny softshell turtle

Chitra	Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle Burmese narrow-headed softshell turtle Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle

Dogania	Malayan softshell turtle

Nilssonia	Black softshell turtle Burmese peacock softshell Indian softshell turtle Indian peacock softshell turtle Leith's softshell turtle

Palea	Wattle-necked softshell turtle

Pelochelys	Cantor's giant softshell turtle New Guinea giant softshell turtle Northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle

Pelodiscus	Chinese softshell turtle Hunan softshell turtle Lesser Chinese softshell turtle Northern Chinese softshell turtle

Rafetus	Euphrates softshell turtle Yangtze giant softshell turtle

Trionyx	African softshell turtle

Phylogenetic arrangement based on turtles of the world 2011 update: annotated checklist.

Extant turtle taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Subclass: Anapsida
Order: Chelonii or Testudines

Suborder

Superfamily

Family

Subfamily	Genus

Cryptodira

Chelydridae

	Chelydra Macrochelys

Chelonioidea

Cheloniidae

Carettinae	Caretta Lepidochelys

Cheloniinae	Chelonia Eretmochelys Natator

Dermochelyidae

	Dermochelys

Kinosternoidea

Dermatemydidae

	Dermatemys

Kinosternidae

Kinosterninae	Kinosternon Sternotherus

Staurotypinae	Claudius Staurotypus

Testudinoidea

Emydidae

Deirochelyinae	Chrysemys Deirochelys Graptemys Malaclemys Pseudemys Trachemys

Emydinae	Clemmys Emys Glyptemys Terrapene

Geoemydidae

Geoemydinae	Batagur Cuora Cyclemys Geoclemys Geoemyda Hardella Heosemys Leucocephalon Malayemys Mauremys Melanochelys Morenia Notochelys Orlitia Pangshura Sacalia Siebenrockiella Vijayachelys

Rhinoclemmydinae	Rhinoclemmys

Platysternidae

	Platysternon

Testudinidae

	Aldabrachelys Astrochelys Chelonoidis Chersina Cylindraspis Geochelone Gopherus Homopus Indotestudo Kinixys Malacochersus Manouria Psammobates Pyxis Stigmochelys Testudo

Trionychia

Carettochelyidae

	Carettochelys

Trionychidae

Cyclanorbinae	Cyclanorbis Cycloderma Lissemys

Trionychinae	Amyda Apalone Chitra Dogania Nilssonia Palea Pelochelys Pelodiscus Rafetus Trionyx

Pleurodira

Chelidae

Chelinae	Acanthochelys Chelus Mesoclemmys Phrynops Platemys Rhinemys

Chelodininae	Chelodina Elseya Elusor Emydura Flaviemys Myuchelys Pseudemydura Rheodytes

Hydromedusinae	Hydromedusa

Pelomedusidae

	Pelomedusa Pelusios

Podocnemididae

	Erymnochelys Peltocephalus Podocnemis

Phylogenetic arrangement based on turtles of the world 2012 update: annotated checklist. Extinct turtles not included.

Portal Book See also List of Testudines families

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