''Chitra'' is a

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of turtles in the

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Trionychidae Trionychidae is a family of turtles, commonly known as softshell turtles or simply softshells. The family was described by Leopold Fitzinger in 1826. Softshells include some of the world's largest freshwater turtles, though many can adapt to li ...

Species

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Chitra chitra The Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle (''Chitra chitra'') is a large species of softshell turtle in the Family (biology), family Trionychidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to Southeast Asia. Common names ''Chitra chitra'' is also known Co ...

'' – Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle **''C. c. chitra'' – Siamese narrow-headed softshell turtle **''C. c. javanensis'' – Javanese narrow-headed softshell turtle *'' Chitra indica'' – Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle *'' Chitra vandijki'' – Burmese narrow-headed softshell turtle ''

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'': A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Chitra''.

References

;Bibliography * Gray JE (1844). ''Catalogue of the Tortoises, Crocodiles, and Amphisbænians, in the Collection of the British Museum''. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). viii + 80 pp. (''Chitra'', new genus, p. 49). * Turtle genera Taxa named by John Edward Gray {{Turtle-stub