Diversity and distribution of freshwater turtles (Reptilia: Testudines) in Goa, India

Freshwater turtles symbolize a key component of biodiversity in aquatic ecosystems.  Of the 356 living species of turtles and tortoises in the world, 34 species are recorded from India.  The number of freshwater turtle and tortoise species found in the state of Goa, however, is debatable.  No study...

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Main Authors: Trupti D. Jadhav, Nitin S. Sawant, Soorambail K. Shyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2018-08-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
Subjects:
goa
Online Access:https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/2835