Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle

Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle
	Fossil carapace
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Family:	Trionychidae
Genus:	Chitra
Species:	C. chitra
Binomial name
	Chitra chitra; , 1986
Synonyms
	Chitra chitra chitra Chitra chitra ; Nutaphand, 1986; Chitra chitra chitra ; — & Pritchard, 2003; Chitra chitra javanensis ? Chitra selenkae ; Jaekel, 1911; Chitra chitra javanensis ; McCord & Pritchard, 2003; Chitra chitra javanica ; Iskandar & , 2003 ; (ex errore); Chitra chitra javaensis ; , 2003 ; (ex errore);

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.

Common names[]

Chitra chitra, is also known commonly as Nutaphand's narrowhead softshell.^[2]

Description[]

C. chitra can reach a straight carapace length of 4.9 ft (1.5 m).^{[citation needed]}

Geographic range[]

C. chitra is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.^[3]

Habitat[]

C. chitra inhabits freshwater rivers and their tributaries.^[3]

Reproduction[]

C. chitra is oviparous.^[3] Nutaphand (1986) reported that a large female laid over 100 eggs.

Subspecies[]

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.^[3]

Chitra chitra chitra , 1986 – Malaysia, Thailand
Chitra chitra javanensis & 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).
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Species Chitra chitra at 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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[Fritz_2007-1] 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.

[2] 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).

[RDB-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Species Chitra chitra at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.

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