Leith's softshell turtle

Leith's softshell turtle
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:	Nilssonia
Species:	N. leithii
Binomial name
	Nilssonia leithii; (Gray, 1872)
Synonyms
	Trionyx javanicus ; — Gray, 1831 ; (part); Testudo gotaghol ; Buchanan-Hamilton, 1831 ; (nomen nudum); Aspilus gataghol ; — Gray, 1872; Trionyx leithii ; Gray, 1872; Isola leithii ; — Gray, 1873; Aspideretes leithii ; — O.P. Hay, 1904; Trionyx sulcifrons ; Annandale, 1915; Trionyx leithi ; M.A. Smith, 1931 ; (ex errore); Amyda leithi ; — Mertens, L. Müller & Rust, 1934; Aspideretes leithi ; — Choudhury & Bhupathy, 1993; Trionys leithii ; — Obst, 1996; Trionix leithi ; — Richard, 1999;

Leith's softshell turtle (Nilssonia leithii) is a species of turtle in the family Trionychidae. The species is found in peninsular Indian rivers including the Thungabhadra, Ghataprabha, Bhavani, Godavari, Kaveri and Moyar Rivers. The type locality is Pune in India.

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