Indian Roofed Turtle Is Legal In India

The indian roofed turtle is a part of the asian river turtle family geoemydidae.

Indian roofed turtle is legal in india.

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 indian roofed turtle pangshura tectahas gets its name because of the peculiar shape of its shell carapace. Apart from the loggerhead the remaining four species nest along the indian coast. And you shouldn t hold them like that.

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. Written by tasha guenther. Indian roofed turtle. 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.

It is found in the major rivers of south asia it is a common pet in the indian subcontinent. And there are 28 turtle tortoise species in india and all are illegal to sell keep as a pet. Assam roofed turtle pangshura sylhetensis assam roofed turtle is a rare species of the turtle and listed as endangered in india known only from a few individuals found in the brahmaputra drainage in assam. Indian softshell turtle nilssonia gangetica indian softshell turtle or ganges softshell turtle found in the rivers of the ganges indus and mahanadi.

Not wanted to be rude but you should research properly before publishing any blogs. The species considered sacred and also found in the temple ponds of orissa. The turtle endemic to the ganges is terrestrial and. That s clearly is not a map turtle it s indian roofed tent turtle and is illegal to sell keep as a pet.