Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle

Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle
	Fossil carapace
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
	CITES Appendix I (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Family:	Trionychidae
Genus:	Chitra
Species:	C. chitra
Binomial name
	Chitra chitra; Nutaphand, 1986
Synonyms
	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 family Trionychidae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia.

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