Urgent: Please help me identify!!

[ascott]

Lurking here.... ( i never get a chance to say that ) this thread is getting fun.....whoda thunk it

Neal got smacked....LMAO

 

[tyler0912]

Now...Now Everyone....
I'm young and i behave better than you hooligans...
I hope Neal is okay?

 

[Neltharion]

Maybe a Map Turtle of some sort...I recall something about that ridge down the shell? You may want to wait a bit to get others opinions/id...but it does need to be able to swim....and you may likely not want to be feeding it tomatos....maybe offer it a nightcrawler worm or the like....In my humble opinion

I tend to agree with Angela. It might be a common Map, Graptemys geographica.

 

[bikerchicspain]

it looks like it could be a phseudemys or even a graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii of some sort!

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it looks like it could be a phseudemys or even a graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii of some sort! but i think its either a Cuora or even a chinemys

 

[Kristina]

Well, the OP appears to be from India. So, Map turtles are out, since they are US native. Based on the OP's location, I am 100% sure that it is a Cuora amboinensis. It is NOT keeled enough to be a Roof turtle, Spotted Pond, Indian Black turtle, or Tricarinate Hill turtle, and too keeled to be a Indian Leaf turtle. I win, lol.

 

[grogansilver]

Its called a North American Wood Turtle and its not a hatchling but it is a juvie!

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Its called a North American Wood Turtle and its not a hatchling but it is a juvie! YOU can find them in the turtle source on kingsnake.com its under Hypo-Pastel North American Wood Turtle! their very expensive almost 3,000 a piece, don't you dare release it! thats a gift from nature to find that, its up to you!

 

[Kristina]

How did the OP find a North American Wood turtle in India?

 

[grogansilver]

Kristina I'm sorry to offend you i didn't mean it in any way! but how does a Russian Tortoise who comes from Russian find its way to Indian also which I'm sure their also there too.

 

[Kristina]

The op FOUND this turtle. It wasn't something they bought. I am not offended, but I am sorry, what you are saying makes NO sense.

I am pretty dang sure there is no wild population of North American Woods in India! However, the turtle that *I* mentioned is native. So, what makes more sense here, honestly!!!

 

[grogansilver]

Kristina heres your turtle! it is Okinawa Yellow Pond Turtle, Mauremys mutica kami. here's the photo this settles all of this!

 

[Yvonne G]

I'll never understand why someone comes on the forum...posts ONE thread...labels it URGENT...than never comes back ever again to read the comments or help they were given. Is this called "trolling?"

 

[fbsmith3]

This person only posted once. How did you guys figure out he is from India. I'm just curious.

Also I'd really like Louis_tortoise to post again

 

[grogansilver]

emysemys what about me i made one mistake she jumps on me she has 9 stars which is awesome don't get me wrong but i came onto help and i felt targeted! for just helping. Well i know I'm not perfect and i can be short tempered too if striked at but Dam i think i got this one correct on the species!!! what do you think? hay guess what by the way soon their mine i have 2.2 pairs of Adult Pancake tortoises soon to be on the way shoooo plus my new construction will be under way for next spring i put it in Enclosures.

 

[Kristina]

I am not jumping on you. I am simply stating that I *know* what this turtle is, and everyone keeps making mis-identifications. It is not a Mauremys mutica kami, because those come from Japan. Also, if you look at the plastron of a Mauremys mutica kami, it does not match the photo that the OP posted.

I raised a Malayan box turtle from hatchling to adult. I sold her about ten years ago, but I remember vividly what she looked like.

I am not trying to be rude or "target" anyone, but throwing out misinformation does nothing to help, I'm sorry. You are wrong on this one. I may be wrong as well, but I am 99.9% positive I am correct based on my experience with this species. My identification does not come from googling and guessing, but from knowledge I already have.

I know that the OP is from India because my 9 stars mean that I am a TFO moderator, and I have the ability to look at posters IP addresses. I ran a search on the IP address and India is where it originates from.

 

[jaizei]

I will always be envious of those of us that can glance at a picture and immediately know what species the turtle/tortoise is or what type of plant something is.

All I can say is that I'm pretty sure it's not a sulcata or a leopard.

 

[grogansilver]

Kristina Hay im happy you found the answer to your post question i just thought i could help, peace!! Bye.

 

[EricIvins]

It's not anything American, nor is it an Amboinensis, or Cuora/Cistoclemmys for that matter..........

It's a Cyclemmys, probably C. Gemeli ( Indian Leaf Turtle )

 

[Yvonne G]

I will always be envious of those of us that can glance at a picture and immediately know what species the turtle/tortoise is or what type of plant something is.

All I can say is that I'm pretty sure it's not a sulcata or a leopard.

LOL!! By jove, I think your right!!!

 

[fbsmith3]

Great we have it identified and the silly newbie never came back. I don't think he understood the word "urgent". Thought it was a clear and easy to understand word. I wonder what he got it confused with.

 

[bikerchicspain]

It's not anything American, nor is it an Amboinensis, or Cuora/Cistoclemmys for that matter..........

It's a Cyclemmys, probably C. Gemeli ( Indian Leaf Turtle )

The shell still looks to rounded on the edges to be a leaf turt, i am still with Kristina on this..