Burmese flapshell turtle

The Burmese flapshell turtle is a species of softshell turtle, belonging to the family Trionychidae. These turtles are characterized by their flattened shells, which lack the typical scales found on most turtles. Instead, their shells are leathery and flexible. Softshell turtles, including the Burmese flapshell, have long necks and streamlined heads with distinctive snout-like noses that bear nostrils at the tip. This allows them to breathe like a snorkel while remaining submerged and hidden in mud, sand, or shallow water. They are primarily carnivorous, actively hunting or ambushing prey. Softshell turtles are also rapid swimmers, propelled by webbed feet. The genus Lissemys, which includes the Indian and Burmese flapshell turtles, is found in southern Asia.12