Burmese narrow-headed softshell turtle

Summary

Burmese narrow-headed softshell turtle is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #1,627 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Burmese narrow-headed softshell turtle's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Burmese narrow-headed softshell turtle is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Peter Paul van Dijk is named after Burmese narrow-headed softshell turtle^[5].
• Burmese narrow-headed softshell turtle's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Critically Endangered^[6].
• Burmese narrow-headed softshell turtle is classified within Chitra^[7].
• Burmese narrow-headed softshell turtle's scientific name is Chitra vandijki^[8].
• Burmese narrow-headed softshell turtle's Commons category is recorded as Chitra vandijki^[9].
• Burmese narrow-headed softshell turtle's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. vandijki'}^[10].
• Burmese narrow-headed softshell turtle's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix I of CITES^[11].

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Classification

Burmese narrow-headed softshell turtle's scientific name is Chitra vandijki^[8]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Chitra^[7].

Discovery and Description

Peter Paul van Dijk is named after Burmese narrow-headed softshell turtle^[5].

Identifiers

Burmese narrow-headed softshell turtle's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 97544^[12]. Burmese narrow-headed softshell turtle's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 227462^[13]. Burmese narrow-headed softshell turtle's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5220478^[14]. Burmese narrow-headed softshell turtle's ITIS TSN is recorded as 949474^[15].

Why It Matters

Burmese narrow-headed softshell turtle ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #1,627 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]