Asiatic softshell turtle
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A. cartilaginea
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Amyda cartilaginea (Boddaert, 1770)
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The Asiatic softshell turtle or black-rayed softshell turtle (Amyda cartilaginea)[2] is a species of softshell turtle in the Trionychidae family. It is not the only softshell turtle in Asia (most trionychines are Asian).[1]
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Geographic range
It is found in Bangladesh (Bandarban region), Borneo, Brunei, Cambodia, northeastern India, Indonesia, Java, Kalimantan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sabah, Sarawak, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.[3]
Description
Adults may attain a carapace length of 70 cm (27.5 in). The oval carapace has rounded sides, and the head is relatively narrow. This species exhibits sexual dimorphism in the color of the plastron, which is white in males, gray in females.[3] A. cartilaginea is nocturnal.[3]
Habitat
It prefers wetlands such as marshes, swamps, and large muddy rivers at lower elevations.[3]
Diet
It preys on water insects, shrimps, fishes, and frogs.[3]
Reproduction
Adult females lay eggs in holes on riverbanks. The spherical eggs are 21–33 mm (0.8-1.3 in) in diameter. The number of eggs laid in a clutch varies from four to eight.[3]
References
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- Asian Turtle Trade Working Group 2000. Amyda cartilaginea. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 July 2007.
- Amyda cartilaginea in the Reptile Database
External links
Data related to Amyda cartilaginea at Wikispecies
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
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- ITIS
- Asiatic softshell turtle at the Encyclopedia of Life
- Amyda cartilaginea at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Das, Indraneil. 2006. A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Borneo. Ralph Curtis Books. Sanibel Island, Florida. 144 pp. ISBN 0-88359-061-1. (Amyda cartilaginea, p. 135.)