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Melanochelys tricarinata (BLYTH, 1856)

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Higher TaxaGeoemydidae (Geoemydinae), Testudinoidea, Testudines (turtles)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Tricarinate Hill Turtle
G: Dreikiel-Erdschildkröte 
SynonymGeoemyda tricarinata BLYTH 1856
Chaibassia theobaldi ANDERSON 1878
Chaibassia tricarinata, BOULENGER 1889
Nicoria tricarinata sivalensis LYDEKKER 1889:100 (fossil)
Melanochelys tricarinata PRITCHARD 1979
Melanochelys tricarinata — ERNST & BARBOUR 1989: 171
Melanochelys tricarinata — PRITCHARD 1992
Melanochelys tricarinata — DAVID 1994
Melanochelys tricarinata — RHODIN et al. 2010
Melanochelys tricarinata — TTWG 2021 
DistributionBangladesh, India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh), Nepal, Bhutan

Type locality: "Central India (Chaibása)" (= Chaibassa, Bihar State, eastern India).  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: ZSI 816 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1509 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
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References
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