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Vijayachelys silvatica (Henderson, 1912)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Henderson, J. R. Preliminary note on a new tortoise from South India.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Testudines
family
Geoemydidae
genus
Vijayachelys
species
Vijayachelys silvatica

Name

Synonyms
Geoemyda silvatica Henderson, 1912
Heosemys silvatica (Henderson, 1912)
Homonyms
Vijayachelys silvatica (Henderson, 1912)
Common names
Cane Turtle in English
Cochin Forest Cane Turtle in English
Cochin Forest Cane Turtle in English
Cochin Forest Cane Turtle in English
Cochin forest cane turtle in English
Gelbkopf-Erdschildkröte in German
Gelbkopf-Erdschildkröte in German
Kavalai Forest Turtle in English
želva cochinská in Czech
Желтоголовая черепаха in Russian
Лесная колючая черепаха in Russian
سلحفاة القصب in Arabic
ケララヤマガメ in Japanese
蔗林龜 in Chinese
Cochin Forest Cane Turtle in English
Cane Turtle in English
Kavalai Forest Turtle in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Turtle Taxonomy Working Group [Rhodin, A. G. J., J. Iverson, R. Bour, U. Fritz, A. Georges, et al.], 2021: Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution with maps, and Conservation Status (9th ed.). Chelonian Research Monographs, no. 8. x + 472.
  2. Turtle Taxonomy Working Group [van Dijk, P. P., J. Iverson, A. Rhodin, H. Shaffer, and R. Bour], 2014: Turtles of the World, 7th Edition: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution with maps, and Conservation Status. Chelonian Research Monographs, no. 5, v. 7. 329-479.
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