Cane turtle
| Cochin Forest Cane Turtle | |
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| Species: | G. silvatica
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| Geoemyda silvatica Henderson, 1912
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Cochin Forest Cane Turtle Geoemyda silvatica is a species of turtle found in the Western Ghats of India. Type locality: "Near Kavalai in the Cochin State Forests, inhabiting dense forest, at an elevation of about 1500 feet above sea level," India.
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References
- Groombridge, B., E.O. Moll, and J. Vijaya. 1983 Rediscovery of a rare Indian turtle. Oryx 17: 130-134.
- Henderson, J.R. 1912 Preliminary note on a new tortoise from South India. Records of the Indian Museum. Calcutta. 7 (21): 217-218.
- Sharath, B. K. 1990 On the Occurance of the forest cane turtle (Geoemyda silvatica) in the Western Ghats of Karnataka, South India Hamadryad 15: 34
- Vijaya, J. 1982 Rediscovery of the forest cane turtle (Heosemys silvatica) of Kerala. Hamadryad 7 (3): 2-3.
- Vijaya, J. 1983 Rediscovery of the Forest Cane Turtle, Heosemys (Geoemyda ) Silvatica (Reptilia, Testudinata, Emydidae) from Chalakudy Forests in Kerala J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 79 (3): 676-677
- Vijaya, J. 1988 Status of the forest cane turtle (Geoemyda silvatica) Hamadryad 13 (2): 10
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