{"id":25064,"date":"2025-08-07T12:23:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T06:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=25064"},"modified":"2025-08-07T16:23:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T10:53:30","slug":"indian-flapshell-turtle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/indian-flapshell-turtle\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Flapshell Turtle"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Indian Flapshell Turtle Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a rare sighting, an albino Indian flapshell turtle with a striking yellow shell and skin was recently spotted in a freshwater lake at Chikodra village, Gujarat.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Indian Flapshell Turtle<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>freshwater turtle<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> commonly found in <\/span><b>tropical South Asian Countries.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientific Name: Lissemys punctata<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distribution<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: They are mainly found in <\/span><b>Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>Myanmar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Habitat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They live in the<\/span><b> shallow, quiet, often stagnant waters<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of <\/span><b>rivers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, streams, marshes, ponds, lakes and <\/span><b>irrigation canals, and tanks.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These turtles <\/span><b>prefer waters with sand or mud bottoms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> because of their <\/span><b>tendency to burrow.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b> Indian Flapshell Turtle <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its <\/span><b>identifiers <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are the <\/span><b>femoral flaps<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that <\/span><b>extend from the shell and cover the limbs<\/b> <b>when the turtle withdraws<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> into its shell.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>oval soft shell<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the flapshell turtle is an <\/span><b>evolutionary connection to hardshell turtles.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They can grow up to 370 mm in length and live for about 20 years.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are <\/span><b>omnivores<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are<\/span><b> generally solitary <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>active during the day.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are <\/span><b>highly adaptable <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">beings. They can <\/span><b>survive in extreme droughts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for about 120-160 days.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b> Indian Flapshell Turtle <\/b><b>Conservation status<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>IUCN Red List: Vulnerable<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CITES: Appendix I<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972: Schedule I<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>What is Albinism?<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Albinism is a r<\/span><b>are genetic condition<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that<\/span><b> affects the level of melanin, or what pigments hair, skin, and eyes in mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a mutation that is<\/span><b> passed from parent <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to offspring.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a recessive trait that occurs in every one out of 10,000 births.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Both of the parents of the offspring must carry the gene<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in order for the animal to be albino.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some animals are full albino while others possess albino traits. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Partial albinism <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is known as <\/span><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">leucism<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Animals that are leucistic might have white fur, scales, or skin, but their eyes will not be pink or red.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/vadodara\/rare-yellow-flapshell-turtle-spotted-in-chikodra-lake\/articleshow\/123149403.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TOI<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indian Flapshell Turtle is a freshwater turtle species native to South Asia, known for the flap-like skin covering its limbs for protection. 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