Chitra (genus)

Chitra is a genus of turtles in the family Trionychidae. 

Species
Chitra chitra  – Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle
C. c. chitra  – Siamese narrow-headed softshell turtle
C. c. javanensis  – Javanese narrow-headed softshell turtle
Chitra indica  – Indian narrow-headed shelled turtle
Chitra vandijki  – Burmese narrow-headed softshell turtle

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Chitra. 

References

Bibliography
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). 

Category:Chitra (genus)
Category:Turtle genera