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Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle (''Chitra indica'') also known as small-headed softshell turtle〔(Reptiles of Dudhwa tiger reserve... ) dudhwatigerreserve.com〕 is an endangered species of softshell turtle found in rivers of South Asia. It is very large and feeds on fish, frogs, crustaceans and molluscs, which it ambushes.〔Das, I.; and Singh, S. (2009). ''(Chitra indica. )'' Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises, Chelonian Research Monographs 5〕 In the past it was included in ''Chitra chitra''; a species restricted to Southeast Asia using current taxonomy.〔 ==Diagnostic characters== This species is very large with a carapace up to .〔 # Overall color: olive to deep olive-green; # Very complex midline (vertebral) carapacial pattern; # Midline (vertebral) carapacial stripe present; # Complex radiating costal stripes; # Paramedian neck stripes forming a bell-like pattern on anterior carapace absent; # Neck stripes do not form a continuous light rim around carapace; # No distinct pair of neck stripes; # Dark speckling on "light" (head and neck) stripes; # Anterior neck "V" divergence point on neck; # 3-4 forelimb lamellae; # No peri-orbital X pattern; # No distinct peri-orbital ocelli; # No distinct naso-orbital triangular "figure"; # Few, if any, black dots present on chin pattern. Type locality: "India, fl. Ganges, Penang"; restricted by Smith (1931:162) to "Fatehgarh, Ganges," India = "India: Ganges; Futtaghur" (Gray 1864: 92) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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