EMYSystem Text Only Species Page: Morenia petersi
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order..........TESTUDINES (turtles, tortoises and terrapins)
family...........Geoemydidae ()
subfamily.......no_subfamily
genus...............Morenia (Eyed Turtle)
species..............Morenia petersi (Indian Eyed Turtle)
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- Original Description
- Anderson 1879 : 761
- Syntypes
- ZSI 155 and 156 according to Das pers. comm.
- Type Locality
- Huzurapur (Jessore District), Furreedpore and Dacca [Bangladesh]
- Original name
- Batagur (Morenia) petersi
- Common Name
- Indian Eyed Turtle
- Distribution
- Ganges river basin in eastern India and Bangladesh
- Comments
- Reviewed by Smith (1931) and Das (1991).
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