New distribution records of tortoises (Chelonia: Testudinidae) from Barak Valley, Assam, northeastern india with notes on ecology and vernacular traditional taxonomy
<p>India is home to five species of tortoises of which the two endangered species are found in northeastern India. We report for first time new distributional records of <em>Indotestudo elongata</em> and additional site records of <em>Manouria emys</em> <em>phayre...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
2015-03-01
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Series: | Journal of Threatened Taxa |
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Online Access: | http://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1902 |
Summary: | <p>India is home to five species of tortoises of which the two endangered species are found in northeastern India. We report for first time new distributional records of <em>Indotestudo elongata</em> and additional site records of <em>Manouria emys</em> <em>phayrei</em> from 17 different locations in the Barak Valley region of Assam.</p><div> </div> |
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ISSN: | 0974-7893 0974-7907 |