Malayan softshell turtle

Malayan Soft-Shelled Turtle
Dogania subplana from Bogor.
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Family:	Trionychidae
Genus:	Dogania
Species:	D. subplana
Binomial name
Dogania subplana Geoffroy, 1809

The Malayan Soft-Shelled Turtle (Dogania subplana) is a species of softshell turtle in the Trionychidae family. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, and Singapore. It is monotypical of its genus.

Description

This turtle is a medium to dark brown-green. The nose is long and tapered as with members of the family, Trionychidae. It has eight pairs of pleuralia.^[1]

References

1. ^ *JCVI.org (Retrieved Feb 23, 2010.)

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