Reptilia - Testudines - Geoemydidae

Alternative combinations: Bellia sivalensis, Clemmys sivalensis

Synonyms: Bellia theobaldi Lydekker 1885, Clemmys hydaspica Lydekker 1885, Clemmys punjabiensis Lydekker 1885, Clemmys theobaldi Lydekker 1885

Belongs to Melanochelys according to R. Garbin et al. 2020

See also Lydekker 1885, Lydekker 1889 and Lydekker 1889

Sister taxa: Melanochelys tapani, Melanochelys tricarinata, Melanochelys trijuga

Type specimens:

• Melanochelys sivalensis: Indian Museum, Calcutta specimen (cast in BMNH R1514), a partial shell. Its type locality is Siwalik Hills, which is in a Pliocene fluvial horizon in the Pinjor Formation of Pakistan.
• Bellia theobaldi: Indian Museum, Calcutta specimen (cast in BMNH R1515), a partial shell. Its type locality is Siwalik Hills, which is in a Pliocene fluvial horizon in the Pinjor Formation of Pakistan.
• Clemmys hydaspica: IM E.93, a partial shell. Its type locality is Siwalik Hills, which is in a Pliocene fluvial horizon in the Pinjor Formation of Pakistan.
• Clemmys punjabiensis: IM E.92, a partial shell. Its type locality is Siwalik Hills, which is in a Pliocene fluvial horizon in the Pinjor Formation of Pakistan.

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