It& #39;s #turtletuesday and today& #39;s species is the Tricarinate Hill Turtle (Melanochelys tricarinata). This lucky turtle is smilling despite its shell being fully burnt, thus missing its three yellow stripes on its shell! #FTTI #turtles
Pic: @BorthakurUdayan @aaranyak
Pic: @BorthakurUdayan @aaranyak
Prescribed burning of grasslands occurs across many national parks in India as a management practice, but is a major threat to smaller taxa that thrive in grasslands. Turtles such as the Tricarinate turtle, Malayan Box turtle & Elongated tortoise are highly active in grasslands