هى سلحفاة تكاد أن تكون صغيرة ووزنها حوالي 2 كيلوغرام وذبلها منحني طويل مناسب ولونها كله أصفر غالبا ولها نقط سوداء قليلة وطرف ذبلها في بعض أصفر صافي مثل شمعة النحلة ولذلك يقال لها "السلحفاة الشمعية " ولرجلها الأمامي حرشفة كبيرة فوقه والرجل الخلفي كليل وكل الرجل الامامي والخلفي ليس فيه شريحة جلدية بين أصابعه ولكنها قوية جدا
It has been found in India, Burma, Indochina, Malaysia and every part of Thailand. Forest, Shrubland Elongated Tortoises inhabit primarily deciduous forest types (Sal, Dry Dipterocarp, Mixed Deciduous forests) with open, broken canopy allowing sufficient light for a moderate to very dense undergrowth of grasses and herbs; during the dry, leafless season animals may retreat to evergreen stream gallery forest. Records are mostly from hilly areas from low altitude to about 600 m altitude. In the Himalayas it has not been recorded over 500 m (M.F. Ahmed pers. comm. 2018). In Cambodia they are considered predominantly a lowland species in gentle sloping terrain. Local and seasonal movements are modest and seemingly random, tortoises apparently being confined to particular areas by features of habitat and topography (Moll 1989, Das 1991, van Dijk 1998). Indotestudo elongata is primarily crepuscular, with activity in the early morning and late afternoon, avoiding extremely high air temperatures of up to 48°C in the forest in the middle of the day. During periods of inactivity, tortoises retreat into dense vegetation, alongside fallen debris, in buttresses of trees, in caves or burrows. The species appears to have large home ranges (Ihlow et al. 2014), signifying a need for large areas of suitable habitat to be protected. Historically the species has benefited from disturbance of evergreen forest in northern Lao PDR and Viet Nam, as it prefers primarily deciduous forest types (R. Timmins pers comm. 2018). Elongated Tortoises consume a wide diversity of foods, feeding mainly on soft leaves and fruits, while mushrooms, carrion and carnivore scats are eaten when available. (van Dijk 1998). Elongated Tortoises of both sexes reach maturity at about 20 cm carapace length and a weight just over 1 kg, at an estimated age of 10-14 years (van Dijk 1998). Maximum size is usually 30 cm, but exceptional animals reach 35 cm carapace length. Hatchling size is approximately 4-5 cm (S. Schoppe pers. comm. 2018). Females produce one or possibly two clutches of 1-5 eggs towards the end of the rainy season (van Dijk 1998). Generation length is estimated to be a minimum of 30 years, but is likely to be substantially longer.
تحب العيش في الغابة وعلى الهضبة العالية او على الجبال ولا تحب النـزول في الماء لمدة طويلة، تحب الأماكن الباردة ذات الرطوبة العالية وتحب التسلق
حديقة حيوان دؤسيت, وحديقة الحيوان- ناخون راجسيما, وحديقة الحيوان-تشيانجماي
Update : 11 April 2017
