| Chitra | |
|---|---|
| Skeleton of aChitra chitra shell at theMuseum für Naturkunde, Berlin | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Trionychidae |
| Subfamily: | Trionychinae |
| Genus: | Chitra Gray, 1844[1] |
Chitra is agenus of turtles in thefamilyTrionychidae.
Nota bene: Abinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other thanChitra.