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Melanochelys trijuga

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA REPTILIA TESTUDINES GEOEMYDIDAE

Scientific Name: Melanochelys trijuga
Species Authority: (Schweigger, 1812)
Common Name/s:
English – Indian Black Turtle
Synonym/s:
Emys trijuga Schweigger, 1812
Geoemyda trijuga (Schweigger, 1812)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Lower Risk/near threatened ver 2.3
Year Published: 2000
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Asian Turtle Trade Working Group
Reviewer/s: Buhlmann, K., Rhodin, A. & van Dijk, P.P. (Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Red List Authority)
Contributor/s:
Justification:
Considered Enadangered in Bangladesh (M. t. indopeninsularis). The population in Myanmar (M. t. edeniana) is presumed to be Vulnerable or Endangered. The species is common in India and Nepal. Although no data were available for Sri Lanka, overall the species was considered fairly secure.
History:
1996 – Data Deficient (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)
1996 – Data Deficient

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
Bangladesh; British Indian Ocean Territory; India; Maldives; Myanmar; Nepal; Sri Lanka
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater
Citation: Asian Turtle Trade Working Group 2000. Melanochelys trijuga. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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