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Softshell turtles refer to turtles of the family Trionychidae. These turtles have no hard shells instead they have tough leathery skin, thus the name – softshell turtles. These turtles are …

The Indian peacock softshell turtle is a riverine turtle endemic to India, Nepal, and Bangladesh. They are generally omnivorous (predominantly carnivorous) and nocturnal. As a softshell turtle, the Indian peacock …

The black softshell turtle is a species on the verge of extinction. Existing populations of this species are limited to an artificial pond in the Bayazid Bastami shrine at Chittagong, …