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.

Indian roofed turtle is legal in india.

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. Other visually appealing species like the box turtle from north east india the indian roofed turtle and brown roofed turtle are also trafficked in large numbers to cater to the international. 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. 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.

Written by tasha guenther. The turtle endemic to the ganges is terrestrial and. Apart from the loggerhead the remaining four species nest along the indian coast. Indian roofed turtle.

Indian softshell turtle nilssonia gangetica indian softshell turtle or ganges softshell turtle found in the rivers of the ganges indus and mahanadi. 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. Saturated and used with permission under cc by sa 3 0. The species considered sacred and also found in the temple ponds of orissa.

And you shouldn t hold them like that. That s clearly is not a map turtle it s indian roofed tent turtle and is illegal to sell keep as a pet. And there are 28 turtle tortoise species in india and all are illegal to sell keep as a pet. Not wanted to be rude but you should research properly before publishing any blogs.