Wildlifeof Nepal
Indian Tent Turtle
Tortoises & Freshwater Turtles
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Pangshura tentoria
Basic stats
Diet
Females largely plant-eating; males and juveniles eat more meat
Habitat
Mainly small and large rivers; basks on rocks and tree snags
Range
Peninsular India, Nepal and Bangladesh, below 80m; in Nepal subspecies circumdata in the upper and central Ganges drainage and flaviventer in the south
Size
Up to 27cm carapace length
The Indian tent turtle is a small turtle reaching 27cm in carapace length. It lives mainly in rivers, both small and large, and basks on rocks and tree snags. Females are largely plant-eating while males and young eat more meat, and it lays eggs (Wikipedia, general species account).
It occurs in peninsular India, Nepal and Bangladesh below 80m. In Nepal, the subspecies circumdata lives in the upper and central Ganges drainage and flaviventer in the south. Gray described it as Emys tentoria in 1834, and three subspecies are recognised (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Indian Tent Turtle eat?
- Females largely plant-eating; males and juveniles eat more meat
- What habitat does the Indian Tent Turtle live in?
- Mainly small and large rivers; basks on rocks and tree snags
- Where is the Indian Tent Turtle found?
- Peninsular India, Nepal and Bangladesh, below 80m; in Nepal subspecies circumdata in the upper and central Ganges drainage and flaviventer in the south
- How big is the Indian Tent Turtle?
- Up to 27cm carapace length