Rare albino turtle spotted in freshwater lake in Vadodara; probably seen for the first time in Gujarat, says forest officer
When the turtle was spotted in the lake in Chikhodra, it had excited onlookers queuing up to catch a glimpse, prompting rescuers to take the baby turtle in safe custody and hand it over to the Social Forestry Department
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The albino turtle is named so due to its unique discolouration caused by a congenital genetic condition of a lacking pigment that is present in the turtles with the common dark green or brown shells.
The Social Forestry Department of Vadodara rescued a rare Albino Indian flapshell turtle (Lissemys punctata) from a freshwater lake at Chikhodra on Wednesday. The rare colour morph of a freshwater species, native to the Indian subcontinent, was handed over to the Vadodara Social Forestry Department, in what is probably the first case of rescuing this kind of a turtle in Gujarat.
When the baby turtle was spotted in the lake in Chikhodra, it had excited onlookers queuing up to catch a glimpse, prompting rescuers to take it in safe custody and hand it over to the Social Forestry Department near Sayajibaug in the city.
Range Forest Officer, Vadodara, Karansinh Rajput said, “We received a call about this rare yellow turtle that climbed up on the bank from a freshwater lake at Chikhodra. Our rescue team reached the spot and brought the turtle to the centre. This is a rare species and probably seen for the first time in Gujarat. Now we will take guidance from the District Wildlife Warden for its conservation.”
The albino turtle is named so due to its unique discolouration caused by a congenital genetic condition of a lacking pigment that is present in the turtles with the common dark green or brown shells.
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