Indotestudo elongata
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The elongated tortoise (Indotestudo elongata) is a species of tortoise found in Southeast Asia and parts of South Asia. Shell considerably depressed, more than twice as long as deep, with flat vertebral region; anterior and posterior margins slightly reverted, strongly serrated in young, feebly in old specimens; shields concentrically striated, except in old specimens; nuchal present (rarely absent), narrow and elongate; supracaudal undivided, more or less incurved; first vertebral usually nearly as long as broad in the adult, the others broader than long and nearly as broad as the costals. Plastron large, truncate anteriorly, deeply notched posteriorly; suture between the pectoral shields as long as or longer than that between the humerals; suture between the gulars as long as or a little shorter than that between the pectorals; anals forming a very short suture, or entirely separated by the anal notch; axillary and inguinal moderate. Head moderate; a pair of large praefrontal shields, usually followed by a nearly equally large frontal; beak feebly hooked, tricuspid; alveolar ridge of upper jaw short and rather feeble. Anterior face of fore limbs with moderate, unequal... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Planckendael Zoo | 🇧🇪 Belgium | |
| 2 | Zlín-Lešná Zoo | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 3 | Nordens Ark | 🇸🇪 Sweden | |
| 4 | Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Taipei Zoo | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 6 | Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China | |
| 7 | Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Taronga Zoo | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Melbourne Zoo | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 11 | Valencia Bioparc | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 12 | Le Cornelle | 🇮🇹 Italy | |
| 13 | Ellen Trout Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | King's Garden | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 15 | Zoo Koki (Parque zoológico y botánico) | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 16 | A Cupulatta | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 17 | Farm in the City | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 18 | jardin des Tortues | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 19 | Entopia | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 20 | Aquarium Barcelona | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 21 | Nature's Harvest Organic Farm and Leisure Getaway | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China | |
| 22 | 奇幻海洋馆 | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 23 | Xpark | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 24 | Shanghai Ocean Aquarium | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 25 | Wild Life Sydney | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 26 | Tennessee Aquarium | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 27 | Thrissur Zoo | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 28 | Bangkok Aquarium | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Elongated Tortoise sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 26th most-seen of the 56 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–June, August and November–December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Elongated Tortoise in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, July and September–October, the lowest months.
Between 4 and 7 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Elongated Tortoise sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Elongated Tortoise sightings, Kaeng Krachan National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Cat Tien National Park (Vietnam, about 20%) and Khao Yai National Park (Thailand, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Elongated Tortoise is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Kaeng Krachan National Park (22 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
