Luansterz
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I live in Singapore! It has a tropical climate. It's customary to see some Terrapins or snapping turtles in the wild but I've never seen a brown tortoise like this before either.What part of the world do you live in?
That is a very unusual looking turtle.
One I'm not familiar with.
When one finds a turtle or tortoise and you can be sure it's not a native/wild turtle, then it is your responsibility to try to find who this animal belongs to.
Put up fliers on the utility poles around the neighborhood. Post a 'found' ad in the newspaper and in your lost and found classifieds online. Someone bought this turtle and is probably pretty upset at having lost it.
Judging by the newspaper it is pictured on, I think it is quite a bit bigger than that.It appears that it might be Geomyda spengleri if it is rather small (5" or less in length) and has black on the under shell. Look at these photos for comparison and then see if the lower shell on your turtle has a black pattern like these G. spengleri specimens. I cannot tell from the photo if your specimen has a 3 keeled shell or not. The center one is quite obvious, but I can't see if there are traces of keels on the two sides.
https://images.search.yahoo.com/sea...QRzZWMDc2M-?p=Geomyda+Spengleri&fr=ymyy-t-999
Judging by the newspaper it is pictured on, I think it is quite a bit bigger than that.
Hello, during a heavy downpour today I found a tortoise at my gate.
Could anyone give me advice on how to care for it/what breed it is?
This tortoise is highly unlikely to be a wild one due to the nature of my country and my residential area, hence I'm reluctant to release it to the wild.
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