Melanochelys trijuga
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| Melanochelys trijuga (Schweigger, 1812) |
Indian Black Turtle or Indian Pond Terrapin Melanochelys trijuga is a species of turtle found in South Asia.
[edit] Distribution
N Bangladesh, C Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Chagos Islands and Nepal. May have been introduced to the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean.
Races:
- trijuga: India
- coronata: India
- indopeninsularis: Bangladesh, India, Nepal
- parkeri: Sri Lanka
- thermalis: India, Maldives, Sri Lanka
[edit] References
- Asian Turtle Trade Working Group (2000). Melanochelys trijuga. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is near threatened
- Mitchell, Joseph C.;Rhodin, Anders G. J. 1996 Observations on the natural history and exploitation of the turtles of Nepal, with life history notes on Melanochelys trijuga. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 2 (1): 66-72
- Schweigger, A.F. 1812 Prodromus Monographia Cheloniorum auctore Schweigger. Königsberg. Arch. Naturwiss. Mathem., 1: 271-368, 406-458.
