Indian Softshell

The Indian Softshell is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

* Countries in which the the Indian Softshell turtle is known to occur: India , Pakistan More

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punctata, Indian softshell, Aspideretes gangeticus, the Painted roof turtle, Kachuga kachuga, Indian black pond turtles, Melanochelys trijuga trijuga and Melanochelys trijuga thermalis, Travancore tortoise, Indotestudo travancorica and the Star tortoise, Geochelone elegans. More

Common names

Ganges Soft-shelled Turtle in English - English
Ganges-Weichschildkröte in German - Deutsch
Indian Softshell in English - English
Indian softshell turtle in English - English
Гангська м'якопанцирна черепаха in Ukrainian - українська мова
Трионикс индийский in Russian - русский язык

Order : Testudines
Family : Trionychidae
Genus : Aspideretes
Species : Aspideretes gangeticus
Authority : Cuvier, 1825