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Asiatic softshell turtle

Amyda cartilaginea (Boddaert, 1770)

Status not recordedturtles and tortoises

The asiatic softshell turtle (Amyda cartilaginea) is a species in the family Trionychidae, order Testudines. Recorded adults live up to 7.3 years.

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Quick facts about the asiatic softshell turtle

Weight
up to 42.3 kgsrc for Weight
Length
up to 80 cmsrc for Length
Lifespan
7.3 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forest, wetlandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
138 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
17src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
4src for Litters or clutches a year
Reproduction
Eggssrc for Reproduction
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Aquaticsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the asiatic softshell turtle live?

Not recorded

Is the asiatic softshell turtle endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the asiatic softshell turtle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderTestudines
  5. familyTrionychidae
  6. genusAmyda
  7. SpeciesAmyda cartilaginea (Boddaert, 1770)

Synonyms Amyda javanicus, Aspilus punctulatus, Testudo boddaerti, Testudo cartilaginea, Testudo gataghol, Testudo gotaghol, Testudo rostrata, Testudo striata, Trionyx cariniferus, Trionyx cartilageneus nakorn, Trionyx cartilagineus, Trionyx cartilagineus nakorn, Trionyx ephippium, Trionyx javanicus, Trionyx javanicus, Trionyx jeudi, Trionyx nakornsrithammarajensis, Trionyx stellatus

Other names and names in other languages (16)
  • Black-rayed soft-shelled turtleEnglish
  • Black-rayed softshell turtleEnglish
  • Southeast Asian soft terrapinEnglish
  • Southeast Asian softshell turtleEnglish
  • سلحفاة لينة الدرقة الآسيويةArabic
  • kožnatka chrupavčitáCzech
  • Sunda-blødskildpaddeDanish
  • KnorpelweichschildkröteGerman
  • Knorpel-WeichschildkröteGerman
  • צב רך אסייתיHebrew
  • porcos lágyhéjúteknősHungarian
  • Tartaruga dal guscio molle asiaticaItalian
  • Tartaruga dal guscio molle dai raggi neriItalian
  • BulusJavanese
  • ตะพาบสวนThai
  • 亞洲鱉Chinese

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Relatives of the asiatic softshell turtle

Other species in the same genus Amyda.

CompareAsiatic softshell turtle vs Narrow-headed Asian softshell

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How long does the asiatic softshell turtle live?

The asiatic softshell turtle has a recorded lifespan of 7.3 years.

What kind of animal is the asiatic softshell turtle?

The asiatic softshell turtle (Amyda cartilaginea) belongs to the family Trionychidae in the order Testudines.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Asiatic softshell turtle (Amyda cartilaginea). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/asiatic-softshell-turtle

MLA

“Asiatic softshell turtle (Amyda cartilaginea).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/asiatic-softshell-turtle.

BibTeX
@misc{asiatic_softshell_turtle_2026,
  title = {Asiatic softshell turtle (Amyda cartilaginea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/asiatic-softshell-turtle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}