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M. t. thermalis: Sri Lanka black turtle, India, Maldives, Sri Lanka The Indian black turtle inhabits a variety of water bodies including ponds, marshes streams, rivers and artificial water bodies like rice-paddies, watering holes etc. [ 4 ]
Melanochelys is a genus of turtles in the family Geoemydidae. Members are found in India, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and ... Indian black turtle (Melanochelys ...
The black pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii), also known commonly as the spotted pond turtle and the Indian spotted turtle, is a species of freshwater turtle in the family Geoemydidae. The species, which is endemic to South Asia , [ 4 ] belongs to the monotypic genus Geoclemys .
This is a list of reptiles of Sri Lanka. ... Indian black turtle. Melanochelys trijuga: ගල් ඉබ්බා Near threatened Family: Cheloniidae - sea turtles
Indian black turtle Melanochelys trijuga India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand; Indian eyed turtle Morenia petersi Eastern India, Bangladesh; Malayan flat-shelled turtle Notochelys platynota; Keeled box turtle Pyxidea mouhotii; Arakan forest turtle Heosemys depressa
As turtles can cover large distances with their paddle-like flippers, do not skimp on tank size, so that your pet turtle can enjoy propelling themselves through the water. 22. Dealings with dinosaurs
Sri Lankan freshwater habitats can be divided into 6 major types - river, stream, lake, pond, villu and paddy field - according to size, depth, rate of flow and type of bottom. Medium-sized rivers are called Oya and fast flowing streams torrential streams are called Dola in Sinhalese. The following list provide the freshwater fauna of Sri Lanka.
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Sri Lanka, with their respective names in Sinhala also listed. There are 125 mammal species in Sri Lanka , of which one is critically endangered, ten are endangered, ten are vulnerable, and three are near threatened.