Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update:
October 9th, 2024.
 
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Genus
Indotestudo
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Asian Tortoises
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Asiatische Landschildkröten
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Asiatiske Landskildpadder
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1929 |  |
Indotestudo Lindholm (type species: Testudo elongata Blyth 1853) |
Contents:
3 species, of which 2 (66.7%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously included in
Testudo (e.g., Wermuth & Mertens 1977).
Distribution:
S. Asia, Sulawesi.
Reported from:
Bangladesh,
Bhutan,
Cambodia,
China
(Guangxi,
Yunnan),
India
(Assam,
Bihar,
Jharkhand,
Karnataka,
Kerala,
Manipur,
Meghalaya,
Mizoram,
Nagaland,
Odisha,
Sikkim,
Tamil Nadu,
Tripura,
Uttar Pradesh,
Uttarakhand,
West Bengal),
Indonesia
(Sulawesi),
Laos,
Malaysia
(West Malaysia
[incl.
Langkawi Archipelago
(incl.
Penang Island)]),
Myanmar,
Nepal,
Thailand,
Vietnam.
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Indotestudo elongata
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Elongated Tortoise, Yellow-headed Tortoise, Yellow Tortoise, Red-nosed Tortoise, East Asian Tortoise
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Gelbkopf-Landschildkröte
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Gulhovedet Landskildpadde
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1853 | |
Testudo elongata Blyth |
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Peltastes elongatus Gray 1869 |
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Geochelone elongata Pritchard 1967 |
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Indotestudo elongata Bour 1980 |
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1913 | |
Testudo parallelus Annandale (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
Remarks:
Presence in Yunnan needs confirmation, since all records from there are based on market animals (Lau & Shi 2000).
Distribution:
Bangladesh,
Bhutan,
Cambodia,
China
(Guangxi,
Yunnan),
India
(Assam,
Bihar,
Jharkhand,
Manipur,
Meghalaya,
Mizoram,
Nagaland,
Odisha,
Sikkim,
Tripura,
Uttar Pradesh,
Uttarakhand,
West Bengal),
Laos,
Malaysia
(West Malaysia
[incl.
Langkawi Archipelago
(incl.
Penang Island)]),
Myanmar,
Nepal,
Thailand,
Vietnam.
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Indotestudo elongata
© Rune Midtgaard
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Indotestudo forstenii
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Sulawesi Tortoise, Celebes Tortoise, (Forsten's Tortoise)
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Sulawesi-Landschildkröte
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Sulawesi-landskildpadde
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1844 | |
Testudo forstenii Schlegel & Müller |
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Peltastes forstenii Gray 1872 |
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Geochelone forsteni Pritchard 1967 |
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Indotestudo forstenii Bour 1980 |
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Indotestudo elongata forsteni Obst 1985 |
Remarks:
Previously included travancorica. Although originally described from Halmahera, the presence of forsteni in this island is considered doubtful (Koch 2012).
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Sulawesi).
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Indotestudo travancorica
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Travancore Tortoise, Travancore Starred Tortoise
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Travancore-Landschildkröte
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Sydindisk Landskildpadde
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1907 | |
Testudo travancorica Boulenger |
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Geochelone travancorica Auffenberg 1964 |
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Indotestudo travancorica Bour 1980 |
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Indotestudo elongata travancorica Obst 1985 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of forstenii (e.g., Hoogmoed & Crumly 1984). Revalidated as a separate species by Pritchard (2000) and Iverson, Spinks, Shaffer, McCord & Das (2001).
Distribution:
India
(Karnataka,
Kerala,
Tamil Nadu).
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