Travancore Tortoise

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.