A review of Chelonian type specimens (order Testudines)
Author
Iverson, John B.
text
Megataxa
2022
2022-01-25
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journal article
10.11646/megataxa.7.1.1
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Melanochelys trijuga
(
Schweigger 1812:310
)
Holotype
:
MNHN (illustrated in
Oppel 1811
:Pl. 15–16, and reproduced in
Bour & Schmidtler 2014: 23
, Fig. 9, A, B), apparently lost (
Das 2009:4
); identified as
Malayemys subtrijuga
by
Bour & Schmidtler (2014:15–16)
;
neotype
designation forthcoming.
Emys herrmanni
Schweigger 1812:311
Syntypes
(number uncertain): Not located; possibly in MZUS;
one syntype
illustrated in
Duvernoy (1838
: Pl. 5; reproduced in
Bour & Schmidtler 2014:23
, Fig. 9C); see also
Bour
et al.
(2017)
.
Emys belangeri
Lesson 1831:291
Holotype
: Not located; possibly MNHN; type illustrated in the original description (Pl. 1), reproduced in
Bour & Schmidtler 2014:23
, Fig. 9D).
Emys trijuga
var.
maderaspatana
Anderson 1879:729
Syntypes
(3):
ZSI
831, 1008, and 1009 (
Das
et al.
1998:126
; photographed in
Kundu
et al.
2018:45
).
Emys trijuga plumbea
Annandale 1915:192
Syntypes
(2):
ZSI 17712
(
Das
et al.
1998:127
; photographed in
Kundu
et al.
2018:46
) and 17715 (
Das
et al.
1998:127
; Kindu
et al.
2018:39, who reported that 17715 is missing).
Melanochelys trijuga coronata
(Anderson 1878:729)
Holotype
:
ZSI
1012 (
Annandale 1913:69
;
Das
et al.
1998:126
;
Das 2009:5
;
Kundu
et al.
2018:39
, photographed therein, p. 44).