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Burmese narrow-headed softshell turtle

Chitra vandijki

William Patrick McCord & Peter Charles Howard Pritchard, 2003

The Burmese narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra vandijki) is a turtle.

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Scientific classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Sauropsida
Order
Testudines
Family
Trionychidae
Genus
Chitra
Species
Chitra vandijki

Common names

  • English:
    • Burmese narrow-headed softshell turtle
    • Myanmar narrow-headed softshell turtle

Synonyms

  • Chitra vandijki, Tanya Chan-Ard et al. (2015)
  • Chitra vandijki, Gerald Kuchling et al. (2004)
  • Chitra vandijki, William Patrick McCord & Peter Charles Howard Pritchard (2003)
  • Chitra burmanica, Jarthanin (2002)
  • Chitra burmanica, Kittipong Jaruthanin (2002)
  • Trionyx aegyptiacus var. indica, Edward Harrison Taylor (1970)
  • Trionyx indica, Edward Harrison Taylor (1970)
  • Pelochelys poljakowii, Clifford Hillhouse Pope (1935)
  • Trionyx (Gymnopus) bibroni, Clifford Hillhouse Pope (1935)
  • Trionyx aegyptianus var. indicus, George Albert Boulenger (1890)

Conservation status

Not Evaluated (iucn2.3)

Not Evaluated (iucn2.3)

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