Painted Roof Turtle

The indian roofed turtle pangshura tecta is a species of turtle in the family geoemydidae.

Painted roof turtle.

It lives in slow moving fresh waters from southern canada to northern mexico and from the atlantic to the pacific. Male eastern painted turtles can grow to 4 6 inches in length while females can reach 6 8 inches. The painted turtle chrysemys picta is the most widespread native turtle of north america. The painted roof turtle is protected under schedule i of the indian wildlife protection act 1972.

It can be distinguished by the distinct roof at the topmost part of the shell. The eastern painted turtle has a large yellow dot on either side of the head and yellow striping that changes to red down the neck. Their name comes from the brightly colored markings on their extremities which range from yellow to orange to red. This is a flat stone painting of a colombian turtle.

Fossils show that the painted turtle existed 15 million years ago. The painted roof turtle was first bred in captivity at mcbt in may 2004. It is a common pet in the indian subcontinent. Painted turtles are some of the most widespread members of the turtle testudines family in north america.

Shipping in us is usps flat rate with tracking and insurance. It is found in the major rivers of south asia. The legs also have red striping and the carapace has bright red crescent shapes along the marginal scutes. The turtle is the only species of the genus chrysemys which is part of the pond turtle family emydidae.