First distribution record of Elongated Tortoise Indotestudo elongata (Blyth, 1853) (Reptilia: Testudines: Testudinidae) from Bihar, India

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https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.5946.12.9.16170-16172

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Valmiki Tiger Reserve, Bihar, Testunidae, Chelonia, Distributional record, Land Tortoise

Abstract

The Elongated Tortoise, Indotestudo elongata (Family Testudinidae) is one of the five land tortoises having distribution in India. For the first time, we report a new distributional record for this species from Valmiki Tiger Reserve region of Bihar.

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26-06-2020

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Vol. 12 No. 9 (2020)

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