Genus

Indian Black and Three-keeled Land Turtles

Melanochelys

1 species in our catalog · found in 6 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassTestudines
FamilyGeoemydidae (Eurasian Pond, River, and Neotropical Wood Turtles)
GenusMelanochelys (Indian Black and Three-keeled Land Turtles)

Species in this group

Melanochelys trijuga

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~50%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Indian Black and Three-keeled Land Turtles

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 2 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 12 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 1	~50%
	Indian Black Turtle			~50%
2	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 1	~50%
	Indian Black Turtle			~50%
3	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 1	~30%
	Indian Black Turtle			~30%
4	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 1	~30%
	Indian Black Turtle			~30%
5	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 1	~20%
	Indian Black Turtle			~20%
6	Udawalawe National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 1	~20%
	Indian Black Turtle			~20%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 1	~50%
	Indian Black Turtle			~50%
2	Ponnani	🇮🇳 India	1 of 1	~30%
	Indian Black Turtle			~30%
3	Kozhikode	🇮🇳 India	1 of 1	~20%
	Indian Black Turtle			~20%
4	Dehradun	🇮🇳 India	1 of 1	~20%
	Indian Black Turtle			~20%
5	Kollam	🇮🇳 India	1 of 1	~20%
	Indian Black Turtle			~20%
6	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 1	~20%
	Indian Black Turtle			~20%
7	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	1 of 1	~10%
	Indian Black Turtle			~10%
8	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 1	~10%
	Indian Black Turtle			~10%
9	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 1	~10%
	Indian Black Turtle			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
2	Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
3	Nehru Zoological Park	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
4	Mysore Zoo	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
5	Bioparque Municipal Vesty Pakos	🇧🇴 Bolivia	In captivity
6	Jijamata Udyaan	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
7	Bird Paradise	🇸🇬 Singapore	In captivity
8	Thiruvananthapuram Zoo	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
9	Rainforest Wild Asia	🇸🇬 Singapore	In captivity
10	Children's Park, Guindy	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
11	Rákosův pavilon	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
12	Velemlokárium	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity

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Indian Black and Three-keeled Land Turtles

Species in this group

Indian Black Turtle

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Indian Black and Three-keeled Land Turtles

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found