Indian Roofed Turtle Is Legal In India

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Indian roofed turtle is legal in india. That s clearly is not a map turtle it s indian roofed tent turtle and is illegal to sell keep as a pet. Indian softshell turtle nilssonia gangetica indian softshell turtle or ganges softshell turtle found in the rivers of the ganges indus and mahanadi. The indian roofed turtle pangshura tecta is a species of turtle in the family geoemydidae it can be distinguished by the distinct roof at the topmost part of the shell. The turtle endemic to the ganges is terrestrial and.

Apart from the loggerhead the remaining four species nest along the indian coast. In india despite the fact that sea turtles are protected under the indian wildlife protection act of 1972 under the schedule i part ii they face grave terrorization some of the major fear includes. And you shouldn t hold them like that. Written by tasha guenther.

Indian roofed turtle. Saturated and used with permission under cc by sa 3 0. Favourite answer it is illegal to keep indian roofed turtles as pets but i only think this is because they are smuggled abroad so therefore they are now a protected species in india. The indian roofed turtle pangshura tectahas gets its name because of the peculiar shape of its shell carapace.

The indian roofed turtle is a part of the asian river turtle family geoemydidae. And there are 28 turtle tortoise species in india and all are illegal to sell keep as a pet. Last year the trend was to bring home the red eared slider of singapore this year it is the native indian roofed turtle or pangshura tecta. The species considered sacred and also found in the temple ponds of orissa.