Kachuga tecta
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The Indian Roofed Turtle (Kachuga tecta) is a species of turtle.
[edit] Distribution
It is found in Pakistan, India (Ganges, Brahmaputra, Indus drainages), Bangladesh and Nepal.
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[edit] References
- Asian Turtle Trade Working Group (2000). Kachuga tecta. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006.
- Edds, David 1998 Geographic Distribution. Kachuga tecta Herpetological Review 29 (2): 109
- Gray, J. E. 1831 Synopsis Reptilium or short descriptions of the species of reptiles. Part I: Cataphracta, tortoises, crocodiles, and enaliosaurians. Treuttel, Wurz & Co., London, 85 pp.
- Mertens, R. 1969 Eine neue Rasse der Dachschildkröte, Kachuga tecta. Senckenbergiana, Biologica. Frankfurt am Main. 50 (1/2): 23-30.
- Spinks, Phillip Q.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Iverson, John B; McCord, William P. 2004 Phylogenetic hypotheses for the turtle family Geoemydidae. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 32(1):164-182
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