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Asiatic Softshell Turtle

Amyda cartilaginea

Classification

The Asiatic softshell turtle or black-rayed softshell turtle (Amyda cartilaginea) is a species of softshell turtle in the Trionychidae family. Despite its name, it is not the only softshell turtle in Asia (most trionychines are Asian). Taxonomy Formerly considered the only extant species within Amyda, a 2014 study found deep genetic divergence within this species and supported splitting it into three distinct species: A.

Distribution

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