At the Bhadra Tiger Reserve a hatchling of the Leith's softshell turtle was found , suggesting that a ( small ) breeding-population exist in this Reserve 
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View of Elusive, rare and soft: a new site record of Leith’s Softshell Turtle Nilssonia leithii (Reptilia: Testudines: Trionychidae) from Bhadra Tiger Reserve, Karnataka, India
:View of Elusive, rare and soft: a new site record of Leith’s Softshell Turtle Nilssonia leithii (Reptilia: Testudines: Trionychidae) from Bhadra Tiger Reserve, Karnataka, India