''Chitra'' is a
genus of turtles in the
family Trionychidae.
Species
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Chitra chitra
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.
Common names
''Chitra chitra'' is also known commonly as Nutaphand's narro ...
'' – Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle
**''C. c. chitra'' – Siamese narrow-headed softshell turtle
**''C. c. javanensis'' – Javanese narrow-headed softshell turtle
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Chitra indica'' – Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle
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Chitra vandijki
The Burmese narrow-headed softshell turtle (''Chitra vandijki''), also known commonly as the Myanmar narrow-headed softshell turtle and Van Dijk's chitra, is a species of turtle in the family Trionychidae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asi ...
'' – Burmese narrow-headed softshell turtle
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Nota bene'': A
binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Chitra''.
References
;Bibliography
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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).
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Turtle genera
Taxa named by John Edward Gray
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