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Travancore Tortoise

  • Posted By
    10Pointer
  • Categories
    Biodiversity
  • Published
    4th Nov, 2020

It is a large forest tortoise growing up to 330 millimeters in length.

  • It is a large forest tortoise growing up to 330 millimeters in length.
  • Primarily feeds on grasses and herbs.
  • It also feeds on moluscs, 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 season between November and March.
  • It makes a shallow nest in the ground and lay 1 to 5 eggs
  • Status: IUCN Red list – 
  • Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act: Schedule IV.
  • Distribution: restricted to the Western Ghats, in the Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

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