Geochelone elegans (Schoepff, 1795)

Figueroa, Alex, Low, Martyn E. Y. & Lim, Kelvin K. P., 2023, Singapore’s herpetofauna: updated and annotated checklist, history, conservation, and distribution, Zootaxa 5287 (1), pp. 1-378 : 249

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5287.1.1

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:78E23714-8973-4755-BC94-0A751D7D2B37

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7968160

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/88502B73-FF62-B88E-FF6B-41067A3908CA

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Plazi

scientific name

Geochelone elegans (Schoepff, 1795)
status

 

Geochelone elegans (Schoepff, 1795) View in CoL — Non-native; Introduced.

Indian Star Tortoise

Singapore records.

Geochelone elegans View in CoL —T.Y. Goh & O’Riordan, 2007: 98.—T. Lim et al., 2014: 62 (Bukit Batok Nature Park).

Remarks. Geochelone elegans is native to Pakistan, India, and Sri Lanka (TTWG 2021). On 29 January 2014, one individual was found at BBNP (Lim et al. 2014).

LKCNHM & NHMUK Museum specimens. No specimens.

Additional Singapore museum specimens. No specimens.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Testudines

Family

Testudinidae

Genus

Geochelone

Loc

Geochelone elegans (Schoepff, 1795)

Figueroa, Alex, Low, Martyn E. Y. & Lim, Kelvin K. P. 2023
2023
Loc

Geochelone elegans

Goh, T. Y. & O'Riordan, R. M. 2007: 98
2007
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