Geoclemys hamiltonii

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Spotted Pond turtle

Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Geoemydidae
Genus: Geoclemys
Species: G. hamiltonii
Binomial name
Geoclemys hamiltonii
(Gray, 1831)

Black Pond turtle or Spotted Pond turtle Geoclemys hamiltonii is a species of turtle found in Asia.

[edit] Distribution

S Pakistan (Indus and Ganges river drainages), north-eastern India (Assam) and Bangladesh

[edit] References

  • Asian Turtle Trade Working Group (2000). Geoclemys hamiltonii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is vulnerable and the criteria used
  • Khan, Moh. A.R. 1982 Chelonians of Bangladesh and their conservation. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 79 (1): 110-116.
  • Murray, J. A. 1884 Additions to the reptilian fauna of Sind. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5)14:106-111.
  • Philippen, H.-D. 2004 Geoclemys hamiltonii (Gray 1831) - Strahlen-Dreikielschildkröte. Reptilia (Münster) 9 (5): 51-54

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