Amyda cartilaginea Boddaert 1770 (softshell turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Trionychidae

Synonym: Trionyx trinilensis Jaekel 1911

Full reference: P. Boddaert. 1770. Brief van de kraakbeenige schildpad. Epistola de testudine cartilaginea. 1-39

Belongs to Amyda according to Boddaert 1770

See also van Dijk et al. 2014

Sister taxon: Amyda exquisita

Ecology: aquatic piscivore-carnivore

Distribution: found only at Trinil (Quaternary of Indonesia)

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