Indotestudo
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| Indotestudo | |
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| Indotestudo elongata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
| Family: | Testudinidae |
| Genus: | Indotestudo Lindolm, 1929[1] |
| Species | |
| Indotestudo elongata | |
Indotestudo is a genus of tortoises in the family Testudinidae. The genus is native to South and Southeast Asia. The three species in the genus are all threatened.
Species[edit]
Indotestudo contains the following species:
| Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
_(7788485928).jpg) | Elongated tortoise | Indotestudo elongata | India (Tripura, Jalpaiguri, East Bengal, and Singhbhum in Jharkhand), Nepal, Bangladesh, Burma (or Myanmar), Laos, Thailand (incl. Phuket), Cambodia, Vietnam, Western Malaysia, Southern China |
 | Forsten's tortoise | Indotestudo forstenii | Sulawesi Island of Indonesia, and its nearby islands such as Halmahera island |
_by_Sandeep_Das.jpg) | Travancore tortoise | Indotestudo travancorica | India ( Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.) |
References[edit]
- Alderton, D. 1988. Turtles and tortoises of the world. Facts on File, New York.
- Blyth, E. 1854. Notices and descriptions of various reptiles, new or little-known. Part I. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 22 [1853]: 639-655
- Bour, R. 1980. Essai sur la taxinomie des Testudinidae actuels (Reptilia, Chelonii). Bull. Mus. natl. Hist. nat. Paris (4) 2 (2): 541-546
- Chan-ard,T.; Grossmann, W.; Gumprecht, A. & Schulz, K. D. 1999. Amphibians and reptiles of peninsular Malaysia and Thailand - an illustrated checklist [bilingual English and German]. Bushmaster Publications, Würselen, Germany, 240 pp.
- Cox, Merel J.; Van Dijk, Peter Paul; Jarujin Nabhitabhata & Thirakhupt, Kumthorn 1998. A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. Ralph Curtis Publishing, 144 pp.
- Das, I. 2008. Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles of India. WWF/WII poster
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