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Burmese Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle

Chitra vandijki

Classification

The Burmese narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra vandijki), also known commonly as the Myanmar narrow-headed softshell turtle and Van Dijk's chitra, is a species of turtle in the family Trionychidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia. Etymology The specific name, vandijki, is in honor of Dutch herpetologist Peter Paul van Dijk.

Distribution

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