EMYSystem Subfamily Page: Trionychinae
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Trionyx
Original Description
Lydekker 1889
: 4
Original name
None
Common name
Common Softshell Turtles
Distribution
As for the family, except for extreme southern India and Sri Lanka
Comments
Reviewed by Smith and Smith (1979) and Meylan (1987). Generic names follow Meylan (1987) despite the disagreement of Kizirian and Webb (1990) and Webb (1990b).
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