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Reptiles
Turtles & Tortoises
Indian Roofed Turtle
Pangshura tecta
Local name: Chhatri Kasav
lightbulbA small hard-shelled river turtle with a striped neck.
Identification
The Indian Roofed Turtle (Pangshura tecta) is part of the WRK FO field reference used for incident intake and ground reports. Local names include Chhatri Kasav.
Habitat. Rivers and oxbows of the northern plains
Diet. Aquatic plants, insects, carrion
Field notes. High-keeled “roof” shell. Temple-tank and pet-trade releases. Listed under the Wildlife (Protection) Act as Schedule I.
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Habitat
Rivers and oxbows of the northern plains
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Diet
Aquatic plants, insects, carrion
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Behavior
High-keeled “roof” shell. Temple-tank and pet-trade releases.