Impressed tortoise

The impressed tortoise (Manouria impressa), occurs in mountainous forest areas in Southeast Asia mainly in Myanmar Burma, southern China, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia and Northeast India[2]. The species has a golden brown shell and skin. Adults are much smaller than their relatives the Asian forest tortoise (Manouria emys), with a maximum size of 35 cm (14 in) carapace length.

Impressed tortoise
A mounted specimen of Manouria impressa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Testudinidae
Genus: Manouria
Species:
M. impressa
Binomial name
Manouria impressa
(Günther, 1882).
Synonyms[1]
  • Geoemyda impressa
    Günther, 1882
  • Geoemyda latinuchalis
    Vaillant, 1894
  • Testudo pseudemys
    Boulenger, 1903
  • Testudo latinuchalis
    — Siebenrock, 1909
  • Testudo impressa
    — M.A. Smith, 1922
  • Geochelone impressa
    — Pritchard, 1967
  • Manouria impressa
    — Bour, 1980
  • Manowria impressa
    — Zhou & Zhou, 1991

The impressed tortoise lives at high elevations, up to 2,000 m (6,600 ft). Its behavior is little known due to the small known population; diet in the wild may consist largely of mushrooms, although bamboo shoots are also eaten. The species is known for being difficult to keep alive in captivity because not much is known about it; although its status in the wild is uncertain, it is eaten widely by local people and little captive breeding has occurred.


See also
  • Biology portal

References
  1. Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 288–289. ISSN 1864-5755. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  2. "How a chance rescue in Arunachal Pradesh led to the discovery of a new tortoise species". The Indian Express. 2019-06-25. Retrieved 2019-06-27.

Further reading
  • Günther A (1882). "Description of a new Species of Tortoise (Geoemyda impressa) from Siam". Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1882: 343–346.
  • Fritz U, Havaš P (2007). Checklist of Chelonians of the World. Website.
  • Espenshade, William H.; Buskirk, James. Manouria impressa (Günther 1882): A Summary of Known & Anecdotal Information. . California Turtle & Tortoise Club.


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