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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 ]
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 .
Melanochelys is a genus of turtles in the family Geoemydidae. Members are found in India, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and ... Indian black turtle (Melanochelys ...
This is a list of reptiles of Sri Lanka. ... Indian black turtle. Melanochelys trijuga: ගල් ඉබ්බා Near threatened Family: Cheloniidae - sea turtles
The lifespan of a turtle is largely dependent on the species. As a general rule, tortoises live the longest, but turtles are also fairly long-lived compared to most domestic pets, assuming all ...
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
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.
Sri Lankan auteur Vimukthi Jayasundara, whose “The Forsaken Land” (2005) won the Camera d’Or at Cannes, has started principal photography on his next film “Turtle’s Gaze on Spying Stars.”