Melanochelys tricarinata

Summary

Melanochelys tricarinata is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month, #1,623 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Melanochelys tricarinata's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Melanochelys tricarinata is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Melanochelys tricarinata's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Endangered status^[5].
• Melanochelys tricarinata is classified within Melanochelys^[6].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Melanochelys tricarinata is Melanochelys tricarinata^[7].
• Melanochelys tricarinata's Commons category is recorded as Melanochelys tricarinata^[8].
• Melanochelys tricarinata is commonly known as three-keeled land tortoise^[9].
• Melanochelys tricarinata is commonly known as Galápago Terrestre^[10].
• Melanochelys tricarinata is commonly known as Emyde Indienne à trois carènes^[11].
• Melanochelys tricarinata is commonly known as Géoémyde tricarénée^[12].
• Melanochelys tricarinata is commonly known as Tortue tricarénée^[13].
• Melanochelys tricarinata is commonly known as three-keeled land turtle^[14].
• Melanochelys tricarinata is commonly known as tricarinate hill turtle^[15].
• Melanochelys tricarinata's Wildlife Protection Act 1972 is recorded as Schedule I (Part II) of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972^[16].
• Melanochelys tricarinata's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix I of CITES^[17].
• Melanochelys tricarinata's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}^[18].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Melanochelys tricarinata is Melanochelys tricarinata^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It is classified within Melanochelys^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include three-keeled land tortoise^[9], Galápago Terrestre^[10], Emyde Indienne à trois carènes^[11], Géoémyde tricarénée^[12], Tortue tricarénée^[13], and three-keeled land turtle^[14].

Identifiers

Melanochelys tricarinata's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 39958^[19]. Melanochelys tricarinata's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 904231^[20]. Melanochelys tricarinata's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1056096^[21]. Melanochelys tricarinata's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2443580^[22]. Melanochelys tricarinata's ITIS TSN is recorded as 551933^[23].

Why It Matters

Melanochelys tricarinata ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month, #1,623 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]