Elusive, rare and soft: a new site record of Leith’s Softshell Turtle Nilssonia leithii (Reptilia: Testudines: Trionychidae) from Bhadra Tiger Reserve, Karnataka, India

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Published: Oct 26, 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.5249.11.13.14770-14772
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Softshell, Turtle, India, Bhadra, River

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H.S. Sathya Chandra Sagar
Wildlife Conservation Action Team – Chikamagaluru (WildCAT-C), Bharath Scouts and Guides Building, District Field, Chikamagaluru, Karnataka 577101, India
M. Mrunmayee
Wildlife Conservation and Nature Education (WildCANE), Jakkanahalli Post, Mallandur, Chikmagalur, Karnataka 577130, India
I.N. Chethan
Wildlife Conservation Action Team – Chikamagaluru (WildCAT-C), Bharath Scouts and Guides Building, District Field, Chikamagaluru, Karnataka 577101, India
Manish Kumar
Wildlife Conservation Action Team – Chikamagaluru (WildCAT-C), Bharath Scouts and Guides Building, District Field, Chikamagaluru, Karnataka 577101, India
D.V. Girish
Bhadra Wildlife Conservation Trust, Kalleshwara Estate, Kaimara post, Chikamagaluru, Karnataka 577156, India.

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