Indian Black Turtle

Indian Black Turtle

Melanochelys trijuga

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Jim Corbett National Park

Closest Relatives at Jim Corbett National Park

Three-keeled Land Turtle
EN

Three-keeled Land Turtle

Reptile

Melanochelys tricarinata

Insufficient data
Indian Tent Turtle
LC

Indian Tent Turtle

Reptile

Pangshura tentoria

Insufficient data
Indian Roofed Turtle
VU

Indian Roofed Turtle

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Pangshura tecta

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Indian Black Turtle at Jim Corbett National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
40–50%
2 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
3 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
4 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
5 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
6 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
7 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
8 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
9 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
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