Melanochelys
Genus of turtles
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Melanochelys trijuga | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
Family: | Geoemydidae |
Subfamily: | Geoemydinae |
Genus: | Melanochelys Gray, 1834 |
Melanochelys is a genus of turtles in the family Geoemydidae. Members are found in India, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal.[1]
Species
Melanochelys contains only two species:[1]
- Indian black turtle (Melanochelys trijuga)[1]
- Tricarinate hill turtle (Melanochelys tricarinata)[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Rhodin 2010, p. 000.113
- Bibliography
- Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley (2010-12-14). "Turtles of the World 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Conservation Status" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
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Family Geoemydidae
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Reptilia
- Subclass: Anapsida
- Order: Testudines
- Suborder: Cryptodira
- Superfamily: Testudinoidea
- Family: Geoemydidae
Species of the family Geoemydidae |
![Northern river terrapin(Batagur baska)](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/River_terrapin.jpg/175px-River_terrapin.jpg)
- †Echmatemys septaria
- †Echmatemys stevensoniana
- †Echmatemys wyomingensis
Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on turtles of the world 2017 update: Annotated checklist and atlas of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status. †=Extinct.
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