Wildlifeof India
Impressed Tortoise
Tortoises & Freshwater Turtles
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Manouria impressa
Basic stats
Diet
Primarily mushrooms in the wild
Habitat
Mountain forest up to 2,000m
Range
Myanmar, southern China, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia and north-east India
Clutch size
10–20 eggs
Incubation period
65–80 days at optimal temperatures
Size
Carapace up to 35cm
The impressed tortoise has a golden brown to dark brown shell, and its skin is usually paler yellow, sometimes with a pinkish nose. Adults are much smaller than the related Asian forest tortoise, with a maximum carapace length of 35 cm. It lives in mountainous forest at up to 2,000 m (Wikipedia, general species account).
Its behaviour is little known because of the small known population. Its diet in the wild has been observed to consist primarily of mushrooms, feeding mainly in the wet season from May to July. Females build large nests during the breeding season, and lay 10–20 eggs in one clutch between June and July, which can hatch in 65–80 days at optimal temperatures. In India the Reptile Database lists Arunachal Pradesh.
Quick answers
- What does the Impressed Tortoise eat?
- Primarily mushrooms in the wild
- What habitat does the Impressed Tortoise live in?
- Mountain forest up to 2,000m
- Where is the Impressed Tortoise found?
- Myanmar, southern China, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia and north-east India
- How many eggs does the Impressed Tortoise lay?
- 10–20 eggs
- How long are the eggs of the Impressed Tortoise incubated?
- 65–80 days at optimal temperatures
- How big is the Impressed Tortoise?
- Carapace up to 35cm