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Original
Description |
Henderson 1912 : 217 |
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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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Holotype |
Not stated; ZSI 17115 according to Das pers. comm. |
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Original name |
Geoemyda silvatica |
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Common
name |
Cochin Forest Cane Turtle |
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Distribution |
Southwestern India near the type locality |
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Comments |
Reviewed by Smith (1931), Groombridge (1982; as Heosemys silvatica), Vijaya (1982a; as Heosemys silvatica),Vijaya (1982b; as Heosemys (Geoemyda) silvatica), Vijaya (1982c; as Hosemys [sic] silvatica), Groombridge et al. (1983; as Heosemys silvatica), Tikader and Sharma (1985; as Heosemys silvatica), Moll et al. (1987), and Das (1991). Removed from the genus Heosemys by Lorenz (1984) and Moll et al. (1987). |
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