Chitra (turtle) explained

Chitra is a genus of turtles in the family Trionychidae.

Species

• Chitra chitra – 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

Nota bene

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).
• Web site: Turtles of the World 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Conservation Status . 2010-12-14 . 2010-12-15 . Rhodin . Anders G.J. . van Dijk, Peter Paul. Iverson, John B. . Shaffer, H. Bradley . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717125632/http://www.iucn-tftsg.org/wp-content/uploads/file/Accounts/crm_5_000_checklist_v3_2010.pdf . 2011-07-17 . dead .