Morenia petersi

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iIndian Eyed Turtle
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Geoemydidae
Genus: Morenia
Species: M. petersi
Binomial name
Morenia petersi
(Anderson, 1879)

Indian Eyed Turtle Morenia petersi is a species of turtle found in NE India (as far west as Bihar), Bangladesh Type locality: Huzurapur (Jessore District), Furreedpore and Dacca, Bangladesh. Named after Wilhelm Peters (1815-1883), German herpetologist.


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  • Asian Turtle Trade Working Group (2000). Morenia petersi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 09 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is vulnerable
  • Anderson, JOHN 1879 Anatomical and Zoological Researches: Comprising an Account of the Zoological Results of the Two Expeditions to Western Yunnan in 1866 and 1875; and a Monograph of the Two Cetacean Genera Platanista and Orcella. Bernard Quaritch, London "1878". Two volumes (Text: 985 pages [herpetology: pages 703-860, 969-975]; Atlas: 85 plates [herpetological plates 55-78, 75A, 75B]).
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