Melanochelys tricarinata

Melanochelys tricarinata NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network. Melanochelys tricarinata was originally described as Geomyda tricarinata by Blyth (1856) and corrected to Geoemyda by Gray (1870). McDowell (1964) split up the genus, and placed both G. tricarinata and G. trijuga in Gray’s 1869 genus Melanochelys. The tricarinate hill turtle or three-keeled land turtle (Melanochelys tricarinata) is a species of turtle found in northeastern India, Bangladesh, and Nepal.

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FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video. The tricarinate hill turtle or three-keeled land turtle is a species of turtle found in northeastern India, Bangladesh, and Nepal. The Tricarinate hill turtle or three-keeled land turtle ( Melanochelys tricarinata ) is a species of turtle found in northeastern India , Bangladesh , and Nepal .