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Taxonomy of the genus Vijayachelys Biodiversity of the family Geoemydidae

Bibliography of the genus
Vijayachelys (Cochin Forest Cane Turtle)

(Reptilia: Testudines: Geoemydidae)

Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted.


Vijayachelys silvatica

Cherian, P.T. 1995. Some ecological observations on Heosemys sylvatica (Henderson) (Reptilia: Testudinidae). Cobra (Madras) 22: 8-10.

Daniels, R.J.R.; Daniels, A.E.D. 2001. The Cochin Forest cane turtle (Geoemyda silvatica) in Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu. Cobra (Chennai) 43: 18-20.

Deepak, V.; Praschag, P.; Vasudevan, K. 2014. Vijayachelys silvatica (Henderson 1912) – Cochin Forest Cane Turtle. Chelonian Research Monographs 5(78): 1-7.

Deepak, V.; Vasudevan, K. 2009. Endemic turtles of India. ENVIS Bulletin Wildlife and Protected Areas 12(1): 3.

Deepak, V.; Vasudevan, K. 2010. Note on defensive behaviour in Cochin forest cane turtle (Vijayachelys silvatica). Reptile RAP 9: 1-2.

Deepak, V.; Vasudevan, K. 2011. Telemetry study on two endemic turtle species in the Western Ghats. ENVIS Bulletin Wildlife and Protected Areas 13(1): 145-150.

Deepak, V.; Vasudevan, K. 2013. Aggressive interactions among male Cane Turtles Vijayachelys silvatica (Henderson, 1912). Herpetozoa 25(3-4): 159-163.

Deepak, V.; Vasudevan, K.; Pandav, B. 2009. Preliminary observations on the diet of the cane turtle (Vijayachelys silvatica). Hamadryad 34(1): 166-168.

Groombridge, B.; Moll, E.O.; Vijaya, J. 1983. Rediscovery of a rare Indian turtle. Oryx 17(3): 130-134.

Henderson, J.R. 1912. Preliminary note on a new tortoise from South India. Records of the Indian Museum 7: 217-218.

IUCN Asian Turtle Trade Working Group. 2016. Vijayachelys silvatica. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T9038A97378369. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T9038A12952577.en.

Kanagavel, A.; Raghavan, R. 2013. Hunting of endemic and threatened forest-dwelling chelonians in the Western Ghats, India. Asian Journal of Conservation Biology 2(2): 172-177.

Kanagavel, A.; Rajkumar, S.; Raghavan, R. 2013. [Turtle consumption in the Western Ghats, India. Wildlife use, the example of two endangered rainforest species]. (In German). Marginata 39: 43-50.

Moll, E.O.; Groombridge, B.; Vijaya, J. 1987. Redescription of the cane turtle with notes on its natural history and classification. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 83(Suppl.) (Centenary Issue) [1986]: 112-126.

Praschag, P.; Schmidt, C.; Fritzsch, G.; Mueller, A.; Gemel, R.; Fritz, U. 2006. Geoemyda silvatica, an enigmatic turtle of the Geoemydidae (Reptilia: Testudines), represents a distinct genus. Organisms Diversity & Evolution 6(2): 151-162.

Praschag, R. 1999. Schildkröten und Krokodile in der Natur und in Schaustellungen. Teil 2. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 52(6): 37-41.

Radhakrishnan, C. 1999. Further record of the occurrence of the forest cane turtle, Geoemyda silvatica Henderson (Emydidae: Testudines: Reptilia) in Kerala, India. Tigerpaper (Bangkok) 26(4): 16-17.

Schaefer, I. 2005. Zacken-Erdschildkröten: die Gattung Geoemyda. Natur und Tier-Verlag, Münster. 143 pp.

Sharath, B.K. 1990. On the occurrence of the forest cane turtle (Geoemyda silvatica) in the Western Ghats of Karnataka, south India. Hamadryad 15(1): 34.

Sharath, B.K. 1998. Range extension of the Travancore tortoise (Indotestudo forstenii) and the cane turtle (Geoemyda silvatica) Reptilia: Testudines: Testudinidae & Emydidae, along the Western Ghats of South India - a report. Testudo 4(5): 51-63.

Smart, U.; Deepak, V.; Vasudevan, K. 2014. Preliminary ethogram and in situ time - activity budget of the enigmatic Cane Turtle (Vijayachelys silvatica) from the Western Ghats, South India. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 9(1): 116-122.

Vasudevan, K.; Deepak, V. 2008. Field studies of the endemic turtles of India. Turtle and Tortoise Newsletter 12: 14-16.

Vijaya, J. 1982. Rediscovery of the forest cane turtle, Heosemys (Geoemyda) silvatica (Reptilia, Testudinata, Emydidae) from Chalakudy forests in Kerala. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 79(3): 676-677.

Vijaya, J. 1988. Status of the forest cane turtle (Geoemyda silvatica). Hamadryad 13(2): 10-11.

Whitaker, N.; Vijaya, J. 2009. Biology of the forest cane turtle, Vijayachelys silvatica, in South India. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 8(2): 109-115.