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Elongated Tortoise Spotted in Aravallis

Context:

The elongated tortoise, a critically endangered species was spotted in Haryana’s Damdama area during a research survey in the Aravallis.

Elongated Tortoise (Indotestudo elongate)

Physical Description: 

  • The tortoise is medium-sized with a yellowish brown or olive shell and distinct black blotches at the centre of each scute.
  • Nostril a Pink ring appears during the breeding season
  • Mature individuals of both sexes develop a distinct pinkish colouration surrounding the nostrils and eyes during the season. 

Habitat and Distribution:

  • The tortoise is found in the Sal deciduous and hilly evergreen forests. 
  • The species is widely distributed across northeast India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and Malaysia.
  • Disjunct population exists in the Chota Nagpur plateau, eastern India.
  • It also inhabits lowlands and foothills of up to 1,000 m above sea level.

Conservation status: 

  • Tortoise was assessed for the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) red list of threatened species in 2018 and are listed as critically endangered under criteria A2cd.
  • It is listed in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna (CITES).

Threat:

  • It is heavily exploited for food and traditional medicine.
  • Local people often opportunistically capture tortoises while farming or extracting other forest resources.
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