Indotestudo
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Indotestudo is a genus of Asian tortoise
in the Testudinidae family.
It contains the following species:
Tortoise
Tortoises are a family of land-dwelling reptiles of the order of turtles . Like their marine cousins, the sea turtles, tortoises are shielded from predators by a shell. The top part of the shell is the carapace, the underside is the plastron, and the two are connected by the bridge. The tortoise...
in the Testudinidae family.
It contains the following species:
- Indotestudo elongataIndotestudo elongataElongated Tortoise is a species of tortoise found in Southeast Asia and parts of South Asia.-Description:Shell considerably depressed, more than twice as long as deep, with flat vertebral region; anterior and posterior margins slightly reverted, strongly serrated in young, feebly in old specimens;...
- Indotestudo forsteniiIndotestudo forsteniiIndotestudo forstenii, commonly called Forsten's Tortoise is a species of tortoise found on the Indonesian isle of Sulawesi .Indotestudo travancorica is found in the Western Ghats of India and has been considered as a synonym of I...
- Indotestudo travancoricaIndotestudo travancoricaThe Travancore tortoise is a large forest tortoise growing up to in length. It primarily feeds on grasses and herbs. It also feeds on molluscs, insects, animal carcass, fungi and fruits. It occurs in hill forests at 450–850 m elevation. Males combat by ramming their shell during their breeding...