Melanochelys trijuga edeniana (Theobald 1876:12)

Iverson, John B., 2022, A review of Chelonian type specimens (order Testudines), Megataxa 7 (1), pp. 1-85 : 29

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scientific name	Melanochelys trijuga edeniana (Theobald 1876:12)
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Syntypes (7): ZSI 830, 1010, 1011, 1018, 1097, 1369 and 2589, according to Annandale (1913:71); but ZSI 930, 1010, 1011, 1018, 1097, 1369, and 1371, according to Das et al. (1998: 127) and Kundu et al. (2018:39). ZSI 930, 1011, 1097, and 1369 photographed in Kundu et al. (2018; 43, 45–46). Note that ZSI 830 is also a syntype of Emys trijuga var. burmana .

Emys trijuga var. burmana Anderson 1879: 723

Syntypes (number uncertain): ZSI 830 ( Das et al. 1998:126; photographed in Kundu et al. 2018:43– 44), others lost ( Das et al. 1998:126; Kundu et al. 2018:39).

Geoemyda trijuga wiroti Reimann in Nutaphand 1979:177

Holotype: Not designated or located, but in the ZFMK, according to H.-D. Philippen and N. Das (pers. comm. to John Iverson); illustrated in the original description (Figs. 66–67).

References

Annandale, N. (1913) The tortoises of Chota Nagpur. Records of the Indian Museum, 9 (5), 63 - 78.

Das, I., Dattagupta, B. & Gayen, N. C. (1998) History and catalogue of reptile types in the collection of the Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta. Journal of South Asian Natural History, 3 (2), 121 - 172.

Kundu, S., Kumar, V., Murthy, B. H. C. K & Chandra, K. (2018) Chelonian types of National Zoological Collections. Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, 70 pp. https: // doi. org / 10.26515 / rzsi / v 118 / i 1 / 2018 / 122300