Reptile

Indian flapshell turtle

Lissemys punctata

हिन्दी: तालाब का कछुआ

IUCN: Least Concern

Indian flapshell turtle with a smooth, leathery shell in grass

Scientific name: Lissemys punctata
Hindi name: तालाब का कछुआ
Family: Trionychidae, order Testudines
Group: Reptile
Conservation status: Least Concern

A soft-shelled turtle that can shut itself in.

Spot it Smooth, rounded, leathery shell, olive-brown with yellow spots on the head.
Home Ponds, tanks, canals and rice fields.
Food web Eats snails, frogs, fish, insects and dead animals.
Why it matters Cleans ponds by eating dead fish and animals.

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