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Das, I., & Singh, S. (2009). Chitra indica (gray 1830) – narrow-headed softshell turtle. In A. G. J. Rhodin, P. P. van Dijk, R. A. Saumure, K. A. Buhlmann & J. B.Iverson (Eds.), Vol. 5IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group.
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Categories: General Keywords: Chitra, Chitra indica, Habitat = habitat, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Südasien = Southern Asia, Trionychidae Creators: , B.Iverson, Buhlmann, Das, van Dijk, Rhodin, Saumure, Singh Publisher: IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group |
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Summary. – The narrow-headed softshell turtle, Chitra indica (Family Trionychidae), is an extremely large (total carapace length at least 110 cm), highly aquatic species. It is widely distributed on the Indian subcontinent. Fish, frog, crustaceans, and mollusks have been recorded as food, the species exhibiting a highly specialized morphology for ambush-feeding. A large clutch, comprising 65–193 eggs, 26.8 mm in mean diameter and 10.4 g in mean mass, is laid at the height of the monsoons in central India, while nesting in northern India, Bangladesh, and Nepal takes place during the low water season. Population sizes are unknown, but the species appears to be threatened by human exploitation and modifications of its riverine habitat. Distribution. – Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan. Distributed in the Indian subcontinent from Pakistan through India to Bangladesh. Synonymy. – Trionyx indicus Gray 1830, Trionyx aegyptiacus indica, Chitra indica, Gymnopus indicus, Aspidonectes indicus, Gymnopus lineatus Duméril and Bibron 1835, Trionyx lineatus. Subspecies The Prodigy dvdrip . – None recognized. Status. – IUCN 2008 Red List: Endangered (EN A1cd+2cd) (assessed 2000); CITES: Appendix II; Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act: Schedule II; Pakistan: Wildlife Protection Act: Schedule III.
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