Indotestudo
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Indotestudo
Schlegel & Müller, 1844[1]
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Indotestudo is a genus of tortoise from South and Southeast Asia. in the Testudinidae family. The three species in the genus are all threatened.
It contains the following species:
- Elongated tortoise (Indotestudo elongata)
- Forsten's tortoise (Indotestudo forstenii)
- Travancore tortoise (Indotestudo travancorica)
References
- Alderton, D. 1988. Turtles and tortoises of the world. Facts on File, New York.
- Blyth, E. 1854. Notices and descriptions of various reptiles, new or little-known. Part I. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 22 [1853]: 639-655
- Bour, R. 1980. Essai sur la taxinomie des Testudinidae actuels (Reptilia, Chelonii). Bull. Mus. natl. Hist. nat. Paris (4) 2 (2): 541-546
- Chan-ard,T.; Grossmann, W.; Gumprecht, A. & Schulz, K. D. 1999. Amphibians and reptiles of peninsular Malaysia and Thailand - an illustrated checklist [bilingual English and German]. Bushmaster Publications, Würselen, Germany, 240 pp.
- Cox, Merel J.; Van Dijk, Peter Paul; Jarujin Nabhitabhata & Thirakhupt, Kumthorn 1998. A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. Ralph Curtis Publishing, 144 pp.
- Das, I. 2008. Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles of India. WWF/WII poster
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Tortoise family of turtles (Testudinidae)
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Phylogenetic arrangement based on turtles of the world 2012 update: annotated checklist. Key: †=extinct.
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