Indian Peacock Softshell Turtle

The Indian peacock softshell turtle is found in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan. In India it has been recorded from Mizoram, Assam, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal (Wikipedia, general species account).

The type locality lies on the Ganges between Fatehgarh and Barrackpore, about 23 km north of Kolkata in West Bengal. The Reptile Database lists it from the Brahmaputra and Ganges rivers in Bangladesh. The account used here gives no further detail on its appearance or habits.