Indian black turtle

Indian black turtle
	Melanochelys trijuga
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
	CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Geoemydidae
Genus:	Melanochelys
Species:	M. trijuga
Binomial name
	Melanochelys trijuga; (Schweigger, 1812)
Synonyms
	click to expand Emys trijuga Schweigger, 1812 ; Emys belangeri Lesson, 1834 ; Clemmys (Clemmys) trijuga Fitzinger, 1835 ; Melanochelys trijuga Gray, 1869 ; Emys trijuga var. madraspatana Anderson, 1879 ; Clemmys theobaldi Lydekker, 1885 ; Bellia theobaldi Lydekker, 1889 ; Nicoria trijuga Boulenger, 1889 ; Geoemyda [trijuga] trijuga Siebenrock, 1909 ; Geoemyda trijuga plumbea Annandale, 1915 ; Melanochelys trijuga Deraniyagala, 1939 ; Melanochelys trijuga trijuga Pritchard, 1979 ; Melanochelys triguja Highfield, 1996 (ex errore) ; Emys trijuga var. coronata Anderson, 1879 ; Nicoria trijuga var. coronata Bruner, 1908 ; Geoemyda trijuga coronata Siebenrock, 1909 ; Melanochelys trijuga coronata Pritchard, 1979 ; Melanochelys edeniana Theobald, 1876 ; Emys trijuga var. burmana Anderson, 1879 ; Nicoria trijuga var. edeniana Boulenger, 1889 ; Geoemyda trijuga edeniana Siebenrock, 1909 ; Melanochelys trijuga edeniana Deraniyagala, 1939 ; Emys trijuga edeniana Bourret, 1941 ; Geoemyda trijuga wiroti Reimann, 1979 ; Melanochelys trijuga wiroti Stubbs, 1989 ; Melanochelys edeniana edeniana Bour, 2002 ; Melanochelys edeniana wiroti Bour, 2002 ; Geoemyda indopeninsularis Annandale, 1913 ; Geoemyda trijuga indopeninsularis Smith, 1931 ; Melanochelys trijuga indopeninsularis Deraniyagala, 1939 ; Melanochelys edeniana indopeninsularis Bour, 2002 ; Melanochelys trijuga parkeri Deraniyagala, 1939 ; Geoemyda trijuga parkeri Mertens & Wermuth, 1955 ; Emys thermalis Lesson, 1830 ; Emys sebae Gray, 1831 ; Emys seba Gray, 1844 (ex errore) ; Geoclemys seba Gray, 1856 ; Clemmys thermalis Strauch, 1862 ; Melanochelys sebae Gray, 1870 ; Emys trijuga var. sebae Anderson, 1879 ; Nicoria trijuga var. thermalis Boulenger, 1889 ; Geoemyda trijuga thermalis Siebenrock, 1909 ; Melanochelys trijuga thermalis Deraniyagala, 1939 ;

The Indian black turtle (Melanochelys trijuga) or Indian pond terrapin is a species of medium-sized freshwater turtle found in South Asia.

^ Ahmed, M.F.; Praschag, P.; de Silva, A.; Das, I.; Singh, S.; de Silva, P.K. (2020). "Melanochelys trijuga". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T13039A511745. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T13039A511745.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
^ Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 235–237. ISSN 1864-5755. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2012.

[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] Ahmed, M.F.; Praschag, P.; de Silva, A.; Das, I.; Singh, S.; de Silva, P.K. (2020). "Melanochelys trijuga". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T13039A511745. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T13039A511745.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[CITES-2] "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.

[Fritz_2007-3] Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 235–237. ISSN 1864-5755. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2012.

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Indian black turtle

Melanochelys trijuga
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)^[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Geoemydidae
Genus:	Melanochelys
Species:	M. trijuga
Binomial name
*Melanochelys trijuga* (Schweigger, 1812)
Synonyms^[3]
click to expand Emys trijuga Schweigger, 1812 Emys belangeri Lesson, 1834 Clemmys (Clemmys) trijuga Fitzinger, 1835 Melanochelys trijuga Gray, 1869 Emys trijuga var. madraspatana Anderson, 1879 Clemmys theobaldi Lydekker, 1885 Bellia theobaldi Lydekker, 1889 Nicoria trijuga Boulenger, 1889 Geoemyda [trijuga] trijuga Siebenrock, 1909 Geoemyda trijuga plumbea Annandale, 1915 Melanochelys trijuga Deraniyagala, 1939 Melanochelys trijuga trijuga Pritchard, 1979 Melanochelys triguja Highfield, 1996 (ex errore) Emys trijuga var. coronata Anderson, 1879 Nicoria trijuga var. coronata Bruner, 1908 Geoemyda trijuga coronata Siebenrock, 1909 Melanochelys trijuga coronata Pritchard, 1979 Melanochelys edeniana Theobald, 1876 Emys trijuga var. burmana Anderson, 1879 Nicoria trijuga var. edeniana Boulenger, 1889 Geoemyda trijuga edeniana Siebenrock, 1909 Melanochelys trijuga edeniana Deraniyagala, 1939 Emys trijuga edeniana Bourret, 1941 Geoemyda trijuga wiroti Reimann, 1979 Melanochelys trijuga wiroti Stubbs, 1989 Melanochelys edeniana edeniana Bour, 2002 Melanochelys edeniana wiroti Bour, 2002 Geoemyda indopeninsularis Annandale, 1913 Geoemyda trijuga indopeninsularis Smith, 1931 Melanochelys trijuga indopeninsularis Deraniyagala, 1939 Melanochelys edeniana indopeninsularis Bour, 2002 Melanochelys trijuga parkeri Deraniyagala, 1939 Geoemyda trijuga parkeri Mertens & Wermuth, 1955 Emys thermalis Lesson, 1830 Emys sebae Gray, 1831 Emys seba Gray, 1844 (ex errore) Geoclemys seba Gray, 1856 Clemmys thermalis Strauch, 1862 Melanochelys sebae Gray, 1870 Emys trijuga var. sebae Anderson, 1879 Nicoria trijuga var. thermalis Boulenger, 1889 Geoemyda trijuga thermalis Siebenrock, 1909 Melanochelys trijuga thermalis Deraniyagala, 1939

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