Summary ²

Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra indica) also known as small-headed softshell turtle is an endangered species of softshell turtle found in rivers of South Asia. It is very large and feeds on fish, frogs, crustaceans and molluscs, which it ambushes. In the past it was included in Chitra chitra; a species restricted to Southeast Asia using current taxonomy.

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1. (c) Krishna Kumar Mishra, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/Dudhwalive_chitra.JPG
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitra_indica

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