Tricarinate hill turtle [SEP] parent taxon
Tricarinate hill turtle
The Tricarinate hill turtle or three-keeled land turtle ("Melanochelys tricarinata") is a species of turtle found in northeastern India, Bangladesh, and Nepal.
Further reading.
- Blyth E (1856). "Report on the collections presented by Capt. Berdmore and Mr. Theobald". "J. Asiatic Soc. Bengal" 24 (7): 713-720. ("Geomyda tricarinata", new species, p. 714).
- Boulenger GA (1890).
barking deer, Bengal tiger, common langur, four-horned antelope, Indian bison, Indian elephant, Indian giant squirrel, Indian leopard, jungle cat, sambar deer, and wild boar. There are 304 species of birds in the park, such as the common hill myna, grey hornbill, Indian pied hornbill and Malabar pied hornbill. It also has 60 species of reptiles, notable among which are the king cobra and tricarinate hill turtle. There is also a mugger crocodile breeding program in nearby Ramtirtha.
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