Indian Flapshell Turtles🐢

-It is a freshwater species of turtle and is found in many states. 

- The “flap-shelled” name stems from the presence of femoral flaps located on the plastron. These flaps of skin cover the limbs when they retract into the shell

● Distribution:

-They are found in Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal,Bangladesh (Indus and Ganges drainages), and Myanmar (Irrawaddy and Salween Rivers).

-They live in the shallow, quiet, often stagnant waters of rivers, streams, marshes, ponds, lakes and irrigation canals, and tanks

● Conservation Status:

IUCN Red List: Vulnerable

CITES: Appendix II

Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972: Schedule I