It is found in the major rivers of south asia it is a common pet in the indian subcontinent.
Indian roofed turtle maximum age.
The indian roofed turtle pangshura tecta is a species of turtle in the family geoemydidae.
Indian roofed turtle synonyms kachuga tecta emys tecta emys trigibbosa pangshura dura pangshura ventricosa emys tectum lifespan ageing and relevant traits maximum longevity 11 years captivity source ref.
It can be distinguished by the distinct roof at the top most part of the shell.
The indian roofed turtle pangshura tecta is a species of turtle in the geoemydidae family.
10 15 years.
It can be distinguished by the distinct roof at the topmost part of the shell.
There are reports of clutches with a maximum of 15 ovoid 50 51 x 20 21 mm white eggs that tend to become bluish at hatching time.
Indian roofed turtles often have green shells red or orange plastrons underbelly that connects to shell and black and yellow striped heads.
A turtle will have rings whether in captivity or the wild.
For instance if the turtle had 14 rings you can guess that the turtle is 7 years old as every 2 rings may represent a year.
Males are smaller than females.
Larger indian roofed turtles measure up to 25 cm.
451 sample size small data quality acceptable observations no observations are presently available life history traits averages.