
These are recognized subspecies with overlapping distributions
COMMON NAME
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SCIENTIFIC NAME
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DISTRIBUTION
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Peninsula Black Turtle
|
Melanochelys trijuga trijuga |
India |
Cochin Black Turtle
|
Melanochelys trijuga coronata |
India |
Bangladesh Black Turtle
|
Melanochelys trijuga edeniana (Status uncertain) |
Northern and eastern India, southern Nepal, Bangladesh |
Bangladesh Black Turtle
|
Melanochelys trijuga indopeninsularis |
India, Nepal |
Parker's Black Turtle
|
Melanochelys trijuga parkeri |
Sri Lanka |
Sri Lanka Black Turtle
|
Melanochelys trijuga thermalis |
India, Maldives, Sri Lanka |
Sri Lanka Black Turtle (Melanochelys trijuga thermalis), Kandy Lake, Kandy, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Black Turtle (Melanochelys trijuga thermalis), Kandy Lake, Kandy, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Black Turtle (Melanochelys trijuga thermalis), Kandy Lake, Kandy, Sri Lanka
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