Hardella thurjii

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iBrahminy River Turtle
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Geoemydidae
Genus: Hardella
Species: H. thurjii
Binomial name
Hardella thurjii
(Gray, 1831)

Brahminy River Turtle or Crowned River Turtle Hardella thurjii is a species of turtle. Distribution: N India, Bangladesh (watersheds of the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Indus rivers), Pakistan

Type locality: "India".


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[edit] References

  • Asian Turtle Trade Working Group (2000). Hardella thurjii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Vulnerable (VU A1cd+2cd v2.3)
  • Das, Indraneil 1984 Record length of the Brahminy River turtle Hardella thurjii Hamadryad 9 (3): 18
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