Chitra (turtle)
Genus of turtles
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Chitra is a genus of Asian turtles in the family Trionychidae.
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| Skeleton of a Chitra chitra shell at the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Trionychidae |
| Subfamily: | Trionychinae |
| Genus: | Chitra Gray, 1844[1] |
Species
- Chitra chitra Nutaphand, 1986 – Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle[1]
- Chitra indica (Gray, 1830) – Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle[1]
- Chitra vandijki McCord & Pritchard, 2003 – Burmese narrow-headed softshell turtle[1]
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Chitra.
