Black soft-shell turtle (Nilssonia nigricans)

Also known as:	Black softshell turtle
Synonyms:	Aspideretes nigricans, Trionyx nigricans

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Reptilia
Order	Testudines
Family	Trionychidae
Genus	Nilssonia (1)

Classified as Extinct in the Wild (EW) on the IUCN Red List (1) and listed on Appendix I of CITES (2).

Information on the black soft-shell turtle is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

This information is awaiting authentication by a species expert, and will be updated as soon as possible. If you are able to help please contact:
arkive@wildscreen.org.uk

1. IUCN Red List (October, 2009)
   http://www.iucnredlist.org
2. CITES (October, 2009)
   http://www.cites.org