Yellow | 台北市立動物園資訊網

TheYellow-headedtortoise(Indotestudoelongata)livesthroughoutsoutheastAsia.Thespeciesinhabitsareasnearawatersourcesuchasastream.Thisstudy ...

OverviewThe Yellow-headed tortoise (Indotestudo elongata) lives throughout southeast Asia. The species inhabits areas near a water source such as a stream. This study aims to investigate the ecology of the yellow-headed tortoise within the The Rajaji National Park in India located 250 km north of Delhi. The park is bordered by major Himalayan rivers such as the Yamuna in the west and Ganga in the east; the Doon valley to the north and the north Indian plains to the south. 

Conservation StatusThe Yellow-headed Tortoise is listed in the Appendix II of CITES and is listed in the Schedule IV of the Indian Wildlife Protection Act (1972). This species was identified as a species in need of conservation action at a workshop for a five year conservation planning for freshwaters turtles and tortoises in India organised by the Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA). It is not known to what effects livestock grazing have had on other...