Indian Black Turtle

About Indian Black Turtle:

• The Indian black turtle is a medium-sized found across the Indian subcontinent. 
• It is an aquatic species, mainly associated with standing water bodies, sometimes rivers.
• The species is an omnivore, consuming both aquatic macrophytes and invertebrates.
• The species shows a crepuscular to a nocturnal lifestyle, with individuals seen foraging after dark along the edges of water bodies.
• The distribution in India includes the hill ranges of the Western Ghats, south of Gujarat, and the southeast coast, and then a separate disjunct distribution in northern and northeastern India.
• Conservation status:
  • IUCN: Least concern