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title: "Indian Black Turtle"
description: "Melanochelys trijuga — Gady. The Indian black turtle (Melanochelys trijuga) or Indian pond terrapin is a species of medium-sized freshwater turtle found in South Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/indian-black-turtle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Indian Black Turtle

> Melanochelys trijuga — Gady. The Indian black turtle (Melanochelys trijuga) or Indian pond terrapin is a species of medium-sized freshwater turtle found in South Asia.

- Scientific name: *Melanochelys trijuga*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki)
- iNaturalist observations: 2301
- Wikidata: [Q2704304](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2704304)
- iNaturalist taxon: [39959](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/39959)

## Names

- en: Indian Black Turtle
- de: Schwarzbauch-Erdschildkröte
- nl: Zwartbuikaardschildpad

## Countries with the most observations

IN (1340), LK (516), NP (15), MM (9)

## Summary

The Indian black turtle (Melanochelys trijuga) or Indian pond terrapin is a species of medium-sized freshwater turtle found in South Asia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_black_turtle

## Photo

![Indian Black Turtle](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/indian-black-turtle/medium.jpg)

Photo: Nikhil R R · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/258233257

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/indian-black-turtle?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).