Abstract :
The Indian Flapshell Turtle, Lissemys punctata belongs to family Trionychidae. It is a small softshell fresh water turtle found in rivers and streams to reservoirs, marshes, ponds, lakes, and even salt marshes, rice fields, gutters, and canals, etc. Rapid development and urbanization has lost many water bodies and hence this species has threat to vanished. There is a vital requirement to conserve the species in captive as well as wild.
Keyword :
Conservation; Flapshell Turtle; Industrial Development; Urbanization; Threat.