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Image Citation Meta:World Chelonian Trust
Bibron’s giant softshell turtle
- Maximum Carapace Length
- 102cm (3.3ft)
- Scientific name
- Pelochelys bibroni
- Taxonomy
- Family:Trionychidae
- Genus:Pelochelys
- Range
- New Guinea Island
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photo credit:Rùa Đồng Mô by Phuongcacanh at Vietnamese Wikipedia
Yangtze giant softshell turtle
- Maximum Carapace Length
- 104cm (3.4ft)
- Scientific name
- Rafetus swinhoei
- Taxonomy
- Family:Trionychidae
- Genus:Rafetus
- Range
- Hoan Kiem Lake (Vietnam)
This species is extremely strong and endangered.
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photo credit:Dudhwalive chitra by Krishna Kumar Mishra
Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle
- Maximum Carapace Length
- 115ccm (3.8ft)
- Scientific name
- Chitra indica
- Taxonomy
- Family:Trionychidae
- Genus:Chitra
- Range
- South Asia
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photo credit:Pelochelys cantorii by Dementia
Cantor’s giant softshell turtle
- Maximum Carapace Length
- 129cm (4.2ft)
- Scientific name
- Pelochelys cantorii
- Taxonomy
- Family:Trionychidae
- Genus:Pelochelys
- Range
- Southeast Asia
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Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle
- Maximum Carapace Length
- 140cm (4.6ft)
- Scientific name
- Chitra chitra
- Taxonomy
- Family:Trionychidae
- Genus:Chitra
- Range
- Thailand,Indonesia