Indian Roofed Turtle Legal

It can be distinguished by the distinct roof at the topmost part of the shell.

Indian roofed turtle legal.

Red crowned roofed turtle batagur kachuga red crowned roofed turtle is a freshwater species of turtle and listed as critically endangered only few hundred remain in the wild. They need to bask often as they are prone to fungus on the skin so a good basking light and dry area is important. Trivittata diamondback terrapins malaclemys. That s clearly is not a map turtle it s indian roofed tent turtle and is illegal to sell keep as a pet.

Indian roofed turtle i have one also they are very good swimmers and should have a big tank or pond with deep water. Tecta indian tent turtle k. You have reached your limit for free. The national chambal sanctuary is the india s only protected riverine habitat for red crowned roofed turtle.

Not just that sellers keep several hundreds of. The indian roofed turtle pangshura tecta is a species of turtle in the family geoemydidae. Will eat many types of animal worms fish insects and plants as well as fish and turtle food. And there are 28 turtle tortoise species in india and all are illegal to sell keep as a pet.

500 to 1500 3 indian soft shell turtle. Following the conservation efforts new turtle hatchlings were recently spotted in it. 1 indian roofed turtle rs. It is a common pet in the indian subcontinent.

Carapace elevated tectiform the keel ending in a nodosity on. Indian tent turtle pangshura tentoria indian tent. To 500 2 red eared slider rs. Tentoria burmese roofed turtle k.

Except as otherwise provided in these rules or other rules of the. It is found in the major rivers of south asia. And you shouldn t hold them like that. The indian roofed turtle may not be critically endangered yet but thousands are being imported and sold in the city says an animal activist.

The turtle species which are included in this conservation plan are crowned river indian tent turtle indian roofed indian narrow headed soft shell indian softshell indian peacock softshell.