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Das, I. (2009). Melanochelys tricarinata (blyth 1856) – tricarinate hill turtle, three-keeled land turtle. In A. G. J. Rhodin, P. P. van Dijk, R. A. Saumure, K. A. Buhlmann & J. B.Iverson (Eds.), Vol. 5IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group.
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Categories: General Keywords: Geoemydidae, Habitat = habitat, Melanochelys, Melanochelys tricarinata, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Südasien = Southern Asia Creators: , B.Iverson, Buhlmann, Das, van Dijk, Rhodin, Saumure Publisher: IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group |
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Summary. – The tricarinate hill turtle, Melanochelys tricarinata (Family Geoemydidae), is a small (carapace length to 174 mm), entirely terrestrial turtle from the deciduous and evergreen forests and riverine grasslands of the northern Indian subcontinent. The species appears to be rare, and is poorly known. One to three eggs are laid at a time, nesting occurring during the winter months in Assam, northeastern India. A fibrous, soft-tissue connection between the plastron and carapace develops in adult females, allowing the passage of the large eggs. Eggs measure 38–47 x 23–27 mm, and incubation period is 60–72 days, hatching taking place in February, April, and May. Hatchlings measure 33–40 mm in carapace length. Distribution. – Bangladesh, India, Nepal. Distributed in a relatively narrow sub-Himalayan band across northeastern India, southern Nepal, and northern Bangladesh. Synonymy – Geomyda tricarinata Blyth 1856, Geoemyda tricarinata, Chaibassia tricarinata, Nicoria tricarinata, Melanochelys tricarinata, Chaibassia theobaldi Anderson 1879, Nicoria tricarinata sivalensis Lydekker 1889, Nicoria sivalensis. Subspecies. – None. Status. – IUCN 2008 Red List: Vulnerable (VU B1+2c) (assessed 2000) Forgetting Sarah Marshall full ; CITES: Appendix I; Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act: Schedule I.
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