TNPSC Thervupettagam

Elongated Tortoise

September 16 , 2024 9 hrs 0 min 34 0
  • A critically endangered species, the elongated tortoise (Indotestudo elongata), was spotted in Haryana.
  • The tortoise is found in the Sal deciduous and hilly evergreen forests.
  • It is distributed across Southeast Asia from northern India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, and all of Indochina.
  • It also inhabits lowlands and foothills of up to 1,000 m above sea level.

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