The Travancore tortoise (Indotestudo travancorica)[2] is a large forest tortoise growing up to 330 millimetres (13 in) in length. The species was first described by George Albert Boulenger in 1907. It primarily feeds on grasses and herbs. It also feeds on molluscs, insects, animal carcass, fungi and fruits. It occurs in hill forests at 450–850 m elevation. Males combat by ramming their shell during their breeding season between November and March. It makes a shallow nest in the ground and lay 1 to 5 eggs. Hatchlings are 55–60 mm in size. The tortoise is hunted and it is threatened due to forest fires, habitat destruction and fragmentation.
^Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 284–285. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895. ISSN 1864-5755.
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travancore, tortoise, indotestudo, travancorica, large, forest, tortoise, growing, millimetres, length, species, first, described, george, albert, boulenger, 1907, primarily, feeds, grasses, herbs, also, feeds, molluscs, insects, animal, carcass, fungi, fruits. The Travancore tortoise Indotestudo travancorica 2 is a large forest tortoise growing up to 330 millimetres 13 in in length The species was first described by George Albert Boulenger in 1907 It primarily feeds on grasses and herbs It also feeds on molluscs insects animal carcass fungi and fruits It occurs in hill forests at 450 850 m elevation Males combat by ramming their shell during their breeding season between November and March It makes a shallow nest in the ground and lay 1 to 5 eggs Hatchlings are 55 60 mm in size The tortoise is hunted and it is threatened due to forest fires habitat destruction and fragmentation Travancore tortoise Adult in the Anaimalai Hills Conservation status Vulnerable IUCN 2 3 Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Reptilia Order Testudines Suborder Cryptodira Superfamily Testudinoidea Family Testudinidae Genus Indotestudo Species I travancorica Binomial name Indotestudo travancorica Boulenger 1907 Synonyms 1 Testudo travancorica Boulenger 1907 Geochelone travancorica Auffenberg 1964 Indotestudo travancorica Bour 1980 Indotestudo elongata travancorica Obst 1985 Geochelone elongata travancorica Goslawski amp Hryniewicz 1993 Indotestudo travancoica Orenstein 2001 ex errore Testudo travencorica Rao 2006 ex errore Juvenile Identification a scute right behind the head is absent and the second scute along the vertebral column is located at the highest point of the shell Status IUCN Red list vulnerable Indian Wildlife Protection Act Schedule IV Distribution restricted to the Western Ghats in the Indian states of Kerala Karnataka and Tamil Nadu Vernacular names Tamil periya amai kal amai Kadas vengala amai Kannada betta aame gudde aame kadu aame Malayalam kattu aamaReferences edit Fritz Uwe Peter Havas 2007 Checklist of Chelonians of the World Vertebrate Zoology 57 2 284 285 doi 10 3897 vz 57 e30895 ISSN 1864 5755 ARKive Travancore tortoise videos photos and facts Indotestudo travancorica Archived from the original on 21 December 2010 Retrieved 13 December 2010 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Indotestudo travancorica Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Travancore tortoise amp oldid 1198215254, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
