Wildlifeof Thailand
Nutaphand's Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle
Trionychidae
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Chitra chitra
Basic stats
Diet
Fish
Habitat
Large sandy rivers
Range
Thailand and neighbouring mainland Southeast Asia
Nutaphand's narrow-headed softshell is a very large river turtle with a flat patterned shell, extremely narrow head and eyes positioned close to the snout tip. It lies concealed beneath river sand and rapidly extends its long neck to seize fish. Nesting and basking depend on undisturbed sandbanks along large mainland Southeast Asian rivers (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Critically Endangered (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Nutaphand's Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle eat?
- Fish
- What habitat does the Nutaphand's Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle live in?
- Large sandy rivers
- Where is the Nutaphand's Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle found?
- Thailand and neighbouring mainland Southeast Asia