Pictorial Guide:
Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles of Nepal and Their Conservation Status
Class: Reptilia
Family: Testudinidae
Family: Trionychidae
IUCN : International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
CITES : Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
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* No proven records
# Based on an empty shell from Gainda Tal, Rupandehi in 1995 but recently confirmed by Rai and Adhikari (2021)
• This species is maintained at TRCC, Jhapa
** Recently recorded by Praschag et al. (2022) from Betana wetland, Morang District in southeast Nepal
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