Melanochelys tricarinata

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Tricarinate Hill Turtle
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Family: Geoemydidae Genus: Melanochelys Species: M. tricarinata
Binomial name
Melanochelys tricarinata

Tricarinate Hill Turtle Melanochelys tricarinata is a species of turtle found in India (Assam), Bangladesh and Nepal. Type locality: "Central India (Chaibása)" (= Chaibassa, Bihar State, eastern India).

[edit] References

• Asian Turtle Trade Working Group (2000). Melanochelys tricarinata. 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

• Blyth,E. 1856 Report on the collections presented by Capt. Berdmore and Mr. Theobald. J. Asiatic Soc. Bengal 24 [1855] (7): 713-720
• Busack, Stephen D. 1994 Melanochelys tricarinata (Tricarinate hill turtle). India: Uttar Pradesh Herpetological Review 25 (1): 32