Elongated Tortoise
Indotestudo elongata (Blyth, 1854)
Also calledGelbkopf-Landschildkröte (deu) · Gelbkopfschildkröte (deu) · Gulhovedet landskildpadde (dan) · Tartaruga-alongada (por) · Tortue à tête jaune (fra) · Tortue à tête jaune (La) (fra) · Tortuga Asiática de Cabeza Amarilla (spa) · sárgafejű teknős (hun) · żółw podługowaty (pol) · želva podlouhlá (ces) · Желтоголовая индийская черепаха (rus) · Продолговатая черепаха (rus) · سلحفاة مستطيلة (ara) · হলুদ পাহাড়ি কচ্ছপ (ben)
First described in: Blyth, E. Notices and descriptions of various reptiles, new or little-known. Part I.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
distribution
An individual was observed at Ghodemasan. Two rescued individuals were kept at Amlekhgunj-Hattisar. Later, they were released inside the park. Local people, especially business people, like to keep turtles and tortoises in captivity believing they are a sign of good luck for their business (Fig. 39).
Amphibians and reptiles of Parsa National Park, Nepal
discussion
Remarks. The native distribution of I. elongata covers India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, southern China, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, and northern Peninsular Malaysia (TTWG 2021). On 18 March 2013, one individual was photographed at Chinese Garden, JLG (D. Ng pers. comm.). LKCNHM & NHMUK Museum specimens. No specimens.
Singapore’s herpetofauna: updated and annotated checklist, history, conservation, and distribution
materials_examined
Additional Singapore museum specimens. No specimens. Genus Manouria Gray, 1854 (1 species)
Singapore’s herpetofauna: updated and annotated checklist, history, conservation, and distribution
description
Description. A shell of this species was seen in Yeybu village. Carapace length (straight) was approximately 22 cm; sex indeterminate owing to absence of a plastron. Nine distinct growth annuli were visible on the second right pleural scute.
Filling the BINs of life: Report of an amphibian and reptile survey of the Tanintharyi (Tenasserim) Region of Myanmar, with DNA barcode data
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Indotestudo elongata in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 8539576.