Indian Black Turtle/ Indian Pond Terrapin Melanochelys trijuga

The Indian Pond Terrapin, also called the Indian Black Turtle, is native to freshwater ponds, streams, rivers and ricefields of much of South Asia from Nepal to the Maldives, with five regional subspecies. It is not always black (body/face can be whitish/grey, shell can be brown (top and underside) and some subspecies, especially as juveniles, have yellow spots on the face. It can reach 40-45cm carapace length.