Reptilia > Testudines > Cryptodira > Testudinoidea > Geomydidae > Geoemydinae > Melanochelys
Melanochelys tricarinata (Blyth, 1856) – Tricarinate Hill Turtle
Taxonomic Notes:
This species is listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).Melanochelys tricarinata – Tricarinate Hill Turtle
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
This species is listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).
The species is a near-terrestrial species, inhabits in grasslands, moist deciduous and wet evergreen forests in the mountain foothills (Horne et al., 2020). Habitat destruction, illegal trading for consumption, pet marketing and manufacturing curio masks are listed threats for the species (Horne et al., 2020).
Type Locality: Chaibassa (Bihar)
Uncommon, known to be distributed in Himalayan foothills (from Uttarakhand to Arunachal Pradesh), southern Bihar and western West Bengal in India (Horne et al., 2020).
Conservation Status:
This species is listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).The species is a near-terrestrial species, inhabits in grasslands, moist deciduous and wet evergreen forests in the mountain foothills (Horne et al., 2020). Habitat destruction, illegal trading for consumption, pet marketing and manufacturing curio masks are listed threats for the species (Horne et al., 2020).
References:
Reptilia > Testudines > Cryptodira > Testudinoidea > Geomydidae > Geoemydinae > Melanochelys
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Jangid, A.K. and A. Kamdar. 2023. Melanochelys tricarinata (Blyth, 1856) – Tricarinate Hill Turtle. Kamdar, A., A, Jangid, P. Roy, and K. Kunte (eds.). Reptiles of India, v. 1.26. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.indianreptiles.org/sp/38/Melanochelys-tricarinata
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