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Indian Flapshell Turtle

Lissemys punctata

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in India.January 66, February 53, March 51, April 52, May 63, June 60, July 63, August 57, September 67, October 82, November 74, December 85.
India773
Kerala129
Gujarāt104
Tamil Nādu98
Mahārāshtra82
Rājasthān69
Karnātaka51
Andhra Pradesh44
Madhya Pradesh42
West Bengal26

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassReptiles · Reptilia
OrderTurtles and Tortoises · Testudines
FamilySoftshell and Flapshell Turtles · Trionychidae
GenusAsian Flapshell Turtles · Lissemys

Sources

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