Indotestudo elongata-  Elongated tortoise       Origin: SE Asia

Differentiating I. elongata from I. forsteni

    One of only three of the genus Indotestudo (I. forsteni and I. travancorica being the other two).  Found in India, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, and North Vietnam.  Most notable feature of this species is that during the breeding season, the skin around the nares and eyes becomes pink in coloration!  Captive bred specimens can be found fairly easily and are relatively hardy with appropriate care.  In my experience, babies tend to grow at a very rapid rate without the notable pyramiding typically found in other overfed newborn captive hatchlings.  Species is currently being consumed by the hundreds to thousands in the food markets of China.
 

Links to further information on I. elongata:

Care sheet: http://www.chelonia.org/Articles/elongatacare.htm

Hatchling care sheet: http://www.chelonia.org/Articles/elonghatcare.htm

Recent information and pictures at the most complete chelonian site on the web: World Chelonian Trust- www.chelonia.org

husbandry article:  http://www.tortoise.org/archives/elongata.html

general information:  http://www.rmplc.co.uk/eduweb/sites/bcgonweb/asian.html

husbandry article for elongata hatchlings: http://home.earthlink.net/~rednine/elongata.htm

picture:  http://fox.rmplc.co.uk/eduweb/sites/bcgonweb/sbpict2/page7.html

conjoined elongata hatchling tale: http://home.earthlink.net/~rednine/conjoined-care.htm