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The Travancore tortoise (Indotestudo travancorica) is a large forest tortoise growing up to 330 millimetres (13 in) in length. It primarily feeds on grasses and herbs. It also feeds on molluscs, insects, animal carcass, fungi and fruits. It occurs in hill forests at 450–850 m elevation. Males combat by ramming their shell during their breeding season between November and March. It makes a shallow nest in the ground and lay 1-5 eggs. Hatchlings are 55–60 mm in size.

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  • The Travancore tortoise (Indotestudo travancorica) is a large forest tortoise growing up to 330 millimetres (13 in) in length. It primarily feeds on grasses and herbs. It also feeds on molluscs, insects, animal carcass, fungi and fruits. It occurs in hill forests at 450–850 m elevation. Males combat by ramming their shell during their breeding season between November and March. It makes a shallow nest in the ground and lay 1-5 eggs. Hatchlings are 55–60 mm in size.
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  • Travancore Tortoise
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  • VU
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  • iucn2.3
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  • * Geochelone travancorica (Auffenberg, 1964)
  • * Indotestudo elongata travancorica (Obst, 1985)
  • * Indotestudo travancorica (Bour, 1980)
  • * Testudo travancorica (Boulenger, 1907)
  • * Testudo travencorica (Rao, 2006) (ex errore)
  • * Indotestudo travancoica (Orenstein, 2001) (ex errore)
  • * Geochelone elongata travancorica (Gosławski & Hryniewicz, 1993)
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