BLACK SOFTSHELL TURTLE

About: 

• Scientific Name: Nilssonia nigricans.
  
  
• Common name: The black softshell turtle or Bostami turtle Or Mazari.
  
  
• What is it? It is a species of freshwater turtle.
  
  
• Softshell: These turtles are called "softshell" because their shell is light and flexible. This allows them to move more easily in open water, or in muddy lake bottoms. Having a soft shell also allows them to move much faster on land than most turtles.
  
  
• IUCN conservation status: Extinct in the wild.
  
  
• Distribution: It is found only in the ponds of some temples in Assam and Bangladesh (Chittagong and Sylhet).