Melanochelys trijuga indopeninsularis ( Annandale 1913:71 )

Iverson, John B., 2022, A review of Chelonian type specimens (order Testudines), Megataxa 7 (1), pp. 1-85 : 29

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scientific name	Melanochelys trijuga indopeninsularis ( Annandale 1913:71 )
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Melanochelys trijuga indopeninsularis ( Annandale 1913:71)

Syntypes (2): ZSI 17098 and 17100 ( Das et al. 1998:127; Das 2009:5; Kundu et al. 2018:39, and photographed therein, p. 46).

Bellia sivalensis t Theobald 1877:44

Holotype: ZSI E88; illustrated in Lydekker (1885: Pl. XX, Fig. 1, 1a, 1b); NHM(P) R1514 is a cast of the holotype ( Lydekker 1889:107).

Clemmys hydaspica t Lydekker 1885:172

Holotype: ZSI E93 ; illustrated in Lydekker (1885: Pl. XX, Fig. 4, 4a).

Clemmys theobaldi t Lydekker 1885:173

Holotype: ZSI E89; illustrated in Lydekker (1885: Pl. XX, Fig. 2, 2a, 2b); NHM(P) R1515 is a cast of the holotype ( Lydekker 1889:108).

Clemmys punjabensis t Lydekker 1885:175

Holotype: ZSI E92 ; illustrated in Lydekker (1885: Pl. XX, Fig. 3, 3a, 3b).

References

Annandale, N. (1913) The tortoises of Chota Nagpur. Records of the Indian Museum, 9 (5), 63 - 78.

Das, I., Dattagupta, B. & Gayen, N. C. (1998) History and catalogue of reptile types in the collection of the Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta. Journal of South Asian Natural History, 3 (2), 121 - 172.

Das, I. (2009) The discovery of Indian turtles, with notes on publications, type localities and type repositories. ENVIS Bulletin, 12, 1 - 14.

Kundu, S., Kumar, V., Murthy, B. H. C. K & Chandra, K. (2018) Chelonian types of National Zoological Collections. Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, 70 pp. https: // doi. org / 10.26515 / rzsi / v 118 / i 1 / 2018 / 122300

Lydekker, R. (1885) Indian Tertiary and post-Tertiary Vertebrata. Siwalik and Nerbada Chelonia. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India, Palaeontologia Indica, (10) 3, 155 - 208.

Lydekker, R. (1889) Catalogue of the Fossil Reptilia and Amphibia in the British Museum (Natural History). Part III Chelonia. British Museum of Natural History, London, 239 pp.