ELONGATED TORTOISE
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- Dec 22, 2020
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Common Name: Elongated Tortoise
Scientific Name: Indotestudo elongate
Class: Reptiles
Diet: Omnivore
Size: The fully grown tortoises are usually around 30cm long and weight up to 3.5kg.
Average Lifespan: 20 - 50 years
Origin: South East Asia
Conservation Status: Endangered
Physical Description
The shell usually pale tannish yellow to caramel and with blotches of black on each scute, while skin is in cream yellow to light gray.
Females have longer and more curved hinged claws and they usually wider and more round than males.
The males have longer tails than females.
Habitat
Warm and tropical forest, mainly in damp upland.
Did You Know?
Due to their colouration similar to pineapple, they are also named as ‘Pineapple tortoise’
Elongated tortoises are a crepuscular animal which they active at the dusk and dawn.
They do not swim, however, they love basking, this is because they always need water to help them cool down their body during the hot day.
These tortoises are not seasonal breeders, which means they can mate and breed throughout the year. When it comes to mating, the males will blush, which will have a pink colour around their nose.
They are now threatened by habitat loss, forest fires, and over-collecting for pet trading.
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