30th issue
Contributed By:-
Dr. Chittaranjan Baruah
Assistant Professor (Stage III), Postgraduate Department of Zoology,
Darrang College, Tezpur – 784001, Assam, India
Black Softshell Turtle
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The Black Softshell Turtle, Nilssonia nigricans, is a large (carapace length up to 91 cm), invariably aquatic species. It is locally known as Bormuria Kacho in Assam. Its distribution in the wild is limited to the River Brahmaputra and its tributaries. It lays spherical eggs numbering 10 to 38 per clutch (Baruah et al., 2010a). There are several nestings per year. Distribution: Bangladesh, India IUCN Red List status (2021): Critically Endangered (A4cd)