Freshwater Turtles of India

There are 5 species of Freshwater Turtles found in India, the state-wise details are as follows,
Bihar – Indian Eyed Turtle
Odisha - Northern River Turtle
West Bengal – Bengal Eyed Turtle, Northern River Turtle
North India – Crowned River Turtle (Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra), Spotted Pond Turtle (Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra)
North East India – Indian Eyed Turtle, Spotted Pond Turtle

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5 species of freshwater turtles are found in India

00:15 Bengal Eyed Turtle
Is an endangered turtle found in West Bengal. They are also known as Burmese eyed turtle, Bengal eyed terrapin, Burmese peacock turtle or swamp turtle. They look similar to Indian Eyed Turtle but their snout is shorter. Head has pale streaks on each sides. Plastron is yellow, and they have webbed claws.

01:18 Crowned River Turtle
Also known as the brahminy river turtle is an endangered freshwater turtle found in the Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers of North India. They have four yellowish-orange stripes on each side of their head. Mature females are three times the size of mature males. Carapace is flat, dark brown with a grey black vertebral keel. Their lower jaw is heavily dented. Plastron is yellow with large blackish blotches.

02:31 Indian Eyed Turtle
Is an endangered turtle found in Bihar and North East India. They look similar to Bengal Eyed Turtle but their snout is much more pointed and relatively longer. Head is dark olive with three yellow streaks on each side. They have well webbed digits. Carapace is domed and blackish; each vertebral has a narrow yellowish mesial line. Undersurface is yellowish orange with dark blotches. Males can achieve a carapace length up to 5 in; females can achieve a shell length up to 8 inches.

03:42 Northern River Turtle
Also known as northern river terrapin are critically endangered turtles found in Odisha and West Bengal. They are one of Asia's largest freshwater and brackish-water turtles, reaching a carapace length of up to 60 cm and a maximum weight of 18 kg. Head is rather small, with a pointed and upwards-tending snout. Breeding males have a black head and neck with a crimson or orange dorsal surface and red or orange forelegs. Legs have band-like scales. During breeding, females have brown pupils and males have yellowish-white pupils. Upper surface of carapace and the soft parts are generally olive-brown, while the plastron is yellowish. They have a distinctive sawed jaw and a flat carapace.

05:14 Spotted Pond Turtle
Are endangered freshwater turtles found in the Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers of North and North East India. They are also known as black pond turtle or Indian spotted turtle. Head is black with yellow spots. Numerous white spots are present on their grey neck and limbs. Digits are webbed to the claws. Tail is extremely short. Shell is dark brown or blackish. And their carapace is elongated with three keels.

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Fauna of India: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6ZbZoiZh_0&list=PLMgDaYCknmqSMGkeKd9u3vXXswF07KLF8

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