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.
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Scientific classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Testudines
Family
Trionychidae
Genus
Chitra
Species
Chitra chitra
Common names
German: Kurzkopf-Weichschildkröte
English:
Nutaphand's narrow-headed softshell turtle
Java narrow-headed softshell turtle
Striped narrow-headed softshell turtle
Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle
Thai: ตะพาบม่านลาย, tapaab maan lai
Subspecies
Chitra chitra chitra, Wirot Nutaphand, 1986
Chitra chitra javanensis, William Patrick McCord & Peter Charles Howard Pritchard, 2002
Synonyms
Chitra chitra javanensis, Turtle Taxonomy Working Group (TTWG) (2012)
Chitra chitra chitra, Turtle Taxonomy Working Group (TTWG) (2012)
Chitra chitra, Turtle Taxonomy Working Group (TTWG) (2012)
Chitra chitra javanensis, William Patrick McCord & Mehdi Joseph-Ouni (2003)
Chitra chitra javanica, Djoko Tjahjono Iskandar & Mumpuni (2003)
Chitra chitra javaensis, Harald Artner (2003)
Chitra chitra javanensis, William Patrick McCord & Peter Charles Howard Pritchard (2003)
Chitra chitra chitra, William Patrick McCord & Peter Charles Howard Pritchard (2003)
Chitra chitra javanica, Djoko Tjahjono Iskandar & Mumpuni (2002)
Chitra chitra javanensis, William Patrick McCord & Peter Charles Howard Pritchard (2002)
Chitra chitra chitra, William Patrick McCord & Peter Charles Howard Pritchard (2002)
Chitra chitra, Djoko Tjahjono Iskandar (2000)
Chitra chitra, Merel J. Cox et al. (1998)
Chitra chitra chitra, Wirot Nutaphand (1986)
Chitra chitra, Wirot Nutaphand (1986)
Trionyx indica, Edward Harrison Taylor (1970)
Pelochelys cumingii, Malcolm Arthur Smith (1931)
Pelochelys cantorii, Malcolm Arthur Smith (1931)
Pelochelys poljakowii, Malcolm Arthur Smith (1931)
Pelochelys bibroni, Malcolm Arthur Smith (1931)
Chitra indica, Salomon Müller (1923)
Chitra selenkae, Jaekel (1911)
Pelochelys bibronii, George Albert Boulenger (1889)
Pelochelys cantoris sic, George Albert Boulenger (1889)
Chitra indica var. sic cumingi, Oskar Boettger (1886)
Pelochelys cumingii, John Edward Gray (1864)
Pelochelys cantorii, John Edward Gray (1864)
Gymnopus indicus, Theodore Edward Cantor (1847)
Chitra indica, John Edward Gray (1844)
Trionyx aegyptiacus var. Indicus , John Edward Gray (1831)
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