Species details

You selected Pelochelys bibronii BOULENGER 1889. This is an ambiguous synonym for:

Accepted scientific name:
Chitra vandijki MCCORD & PRITCHARD 2003 (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Chitra vandijki MCCORD & PRITCHARD 2003
Synonyms:
Chitra burmanica JARTHANIN 2002 (synonym)
Chitra indica THEOBALD 1876 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Chitra indica THEOBALD 1876
Gymnopus indicus BOULENGER 1889 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Gymnopus indicus BOULENGER 1889
Gymnopus lineatus THEOBALD 1876 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Gymnopus lineatus THEOBALD 1876
Pelochelys bibronii BOULENGER 1889 (ambiguous synonym) 1 literature reference for Pelochelys bibronii BOULENGER 1889
Pelochelys cantorii BOULENGER 1889 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Pelochelys cantorii BOULENGER 1889
Pelochelys cumingii BOULENGER 1889 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Pelochelys cumingii BOULENGER 1889
Pelochelys poljakowii POPE 1935 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Pelochelys poljakowii POPE 1935
Trionyx aegyptiacus indica TAYLOR 1970 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Trionyx aegyptiacus indica TAYLOR 1970
Trionyx aegyptiacus indicus BOULENGER 1889 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Trionyx aegyptiacus indicus BOULENGER 1889
Trionyx aegyptianus indicus BOULENGER 1890 (synonym)
Trionyx indica TAYLOR 1970 (ambiguous synonym) 1 literature reference for Trionyx indica TAYLOR 1970
Trionyx indicus BOULENGER 1889 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Trionyx indicus BOULENGER 1889
Trionyx (gymnopus) bibroni POPE 1935 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Trionyx (gymnopus) bibroni POPE 1935
Common names:
Common name Language Country
Myanmar Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle - -
Classification:
Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Testudines
Family Trionychidae
Genus Chitra
Distribution: Myanmar (= Burma) Terra typica: Khayansat Kone Village, Ayeyarwady River system, NE Myanmar.
Additional data: Holotype: PCHP 7059 (private collection PCH Pritchard?) The holotype was actually obtained in the Ruili market, Yunnan, China. Named in honour of Peter Paul van Dijk, Dutch zoologist. Synonymy mostly after MCCORD & PRITCHARD 2003. DIAGNOSIS (DIAGNOSTIC CHARACTERS) according to MCCORD & PRITCHARD (2002): (1) overall color: chocolate brown; (2) moderately complex midline (vertebral) carapacial pattern; (3) midline (vertebral) carapacial stripe absent; (4) simple radiating costal stripes; (5) paramedian neck stripes forming a bell-like pattern on anterior carapace absent; (6) neck stripes do not form a continuous light rim around carapace; (7) distinct pair of neck stripes present; (8) no dark speckling on light (head and neck) stripes; (9) anterior neck V divergence point on neck; (10) 3-4 forelimb lamellae; (11) no peri-orbital X pattern; (12) distinct peri-orbital ocelli present; (13) no (or partial) distinct naso-orbital triangular figure; (14) black dots present on chin pattern.
Source database: TIGR Reptiles, Oct 2007
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Uetz P.,
Online resource: http://www.tigr.org/reptiles/species.php?genus=Chitra&species=vandijki
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e9e3c3bc-29c1-102b-9a4a-00304854f820:col20110201

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