Indotestudo forstenii
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Indotestudo forstenii, commonly called Forsten's Tortoise is a species of tortoise
found on the Indonesian isle of Sulawesi
(=Celebes).
Indotestudo travancorica
is found in the Western Ghats
of India and has been considered as a synonym of I. forstenii previously but is now treated as a full 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...
found on the Indonesian isle of Sulawesi
Sulawesi
Sulawesi is one of the four larger Sunda Islands of Indonesia and is situated between Borneo and the Maluku Islands. In Indonesia, only Sumatra, Borneo, and Papua are larger in territory, and only Java and Sumatra have larger Indonesian populations.- Etymology :The Portuguese were the first to...
(=Celebes).
Indotestudo travancorica
Indotestudo travancorica
The 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...
is found in the Western Ghats
Western Ghats
The Western Ghats, Western Ghauts or the Sahyādri is a mountain range along the western side of India. It runs north to south along the western edge of the Deccan Plateau, and separates the plateau from a narrow coastal plain along the Arabian Sea. The Western Ghats block rainfall to the Deccan...
of India and has been considered as a synonym of I. forstenii previously but is now treated as a full species.
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