Black Turtle, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka

Indian black turtle or Indian pond terrapin is a species of turtle found in South Asia.
it is a medium sized fresh water turtle. despite its name the color of its upper shell or carapace varies largely from reddish to dark brown and black with yellow streaks running along its length.the underside or plastron is uniformly brown in color. the face of this turtle may have yellow or orange marks and spots with the color of this marks varying form 1 sub species to another. It has 6 identified sub.. more