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- A critically endangered elongated tortoise species has been spotted in Haryana’s Damdama area.
- During a research survey in the Aravallis, a critically endangered tortoise species was spotted in Haryana’s Damdama area.
- The tortoise has been medium-sized with a yellowish-brown or olive shell and distinct black blotches at the centre.
- This tortoise has been found in the Sal deciduous and hilly evergreen forests.
- Sunil Harsana and Nitesh Kaushik have discovered this tortoise.
- This tortoise is generally found at wetter places but discovering in Aravallis is an aberration than a norm.
- Elongated tortoises were assessed for the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) red list of threatened species in 2018.
- They are listed as critically endangered under the criteria A2cd.
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