Interestingly males have a white band on their tails as well their tails are longer and thicker and females have a yellow band on the tip of their tails.
Full grown full size indian roofed turtle.
It is found in the major rivers of south asia.
The red crowned roofed turtle or bengal roof turtle is a species of freshwater turtle endemic to south asia.
Due to the pink band on the seams of their carapace they are also known as indian pinked ring tent turtle.
Unless you know when a turtle is born it s nearly impossible to tell its age.
While you can count rings on the turtle s belly that method is often a better representation of when the turtle had food and when it didn t.
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The females excavate nests in which they lay clutches of up to thirty eggs.
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Larger indian roofed turtles measure up to 25 cm.
In the breeding season the heads and necks of male turtles exhibit bright red yellow and blue coloration.
The males averages 3 5 5 while the females are slightly bigger ranging between 5 9.
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It was the type species of its former genus kachuga.
I hav just got 2 indian roofed turtles in gift by my friend i dont know wat they eat i gave them corrender n spanich leaves n also fish food but i think they r not eating it they r about 3 5 to 4inches in size i also hav a black colored turtle i got them 4months ago they eat only vegetables i dont know which turtles are they looks like red eared slider but black in colour yellow strips on face.
Size of female red crowned roofed turtle the female red crowned roofed turtle can grow to a shell length of 56 cm 22 in and weighs 25 kilograms 55 lb but males are considerably smaller.
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It is a common pet in the indian subcontinent.
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The turtles like to bask in the sun on land.
Red crowned roofed turtle was the type of species of its former genus kachuga.
Females can grow to a shell length of 56 cm and weigh 25 kilograms but males are considerably smaller.
If your turtle is young you can compare it to the size of other turtles in the species to get an idea of how old it is.
It can be distinguished by the distinct roof at the topmost part of the shell.
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The male indian tent turtles are brightly colored compared to the females and have longer and thicker tails.
The indian roofed turtle pangshura tecta is a species of turtle in the family geoemydidae.
