Spotted Pond Turtle

The spotted pond turtle, also called the black pond turtle, Geoclemys hamiltonii, is a freshwater turtle of the family Geoemydidae and the only species in its genus. Its carapace reaches 41cm; it is mostly black with small yellowish or white spots, and the shell is high and ridged. It eats mainly snails, plus dragonfly larvae, other insects and freshwater crustaceans (Wikipedia, general species account).

Females lay two clutches a year of 12 to 36 eggs. The source lists it in southern Pakistan, northern India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh and does not name Nepal, and gives no habitat or behaviour detail (Wikipedia, general species account).