Site records of softshell turtles (Chelonia: Trionychidae) from Barak Valley, Assam, northeastern India

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K.C. Das
A. Gupta

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We report for the first time the occurrence of four species of Trionychid turtles Nilssonia gangetica, N. hurum, Chitra indica and Lissemys punctata andersonii from 57 sites in the Barak Valley region of Assam, northeastern India. Sites of occurrence include rivers, small streams, floodplain lakes and ox-bows.

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