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|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | REPTILIA | TESTUDINES | TESTUDINIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Geochelone elegans | |||
| Species Authority: | (Schoepff, 1795) | |||
Common Name/s:
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| Synonym/s: |
Testudo elegans Schoepff, 1795
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Lower Risk/least concern ver 2.3 |
| Year Assessed: | 2000 |
| Assessor/s: | Asian Turtle Trade Working Group |
| Reviewer/s: | Buhlmann, K., Rhodin, A. & van Dijk, P.P. (Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Red List Authority) |
| Countries: |
Native:
India; Pakistan; Sri Lanka
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| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Conservation Actions: | It is listed on CITES Appendix II. |
| Citation: | Asian Turtle Trade Working Group 2000. Geochelone elegans. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012. |
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