Impressed tortoise
Manouria impressa (Günther, 1882)
Status not recordedturtles and tortoises
The impressed tortoise (Manouria impressa) is a species in the family Testudinidae, order Testudines. Recorded adults weigh 2.5 kg to 3.2 kg.
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Quick facts about the impressed tortoise
- Weight
- 2.5 kg – 3.2 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- up to 35 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 13.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the impressed tortoise live?
Not recorded
Is the impressed tortoise endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the impressed tortoise classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderTestudines
- familyTestudinidae
- genusManouria
- SpeciesManouria impressa (Günther, 1882)
Synonyms Geoemyda impressa, Geoemyda latinuchalis, Testudo emys, Testudo pseudemys
Other names and names in other languages (16)
- سلحفاة متأثرةArabic
- želva dlaždicovitáCzech
- Broget LandskildpaddeDanish
- Hinterindische LandschildkröteGerman
- Flache Hinterindische LandschildkröteGerman
- Hinterindische WaldschildkröteGerman
- Tortuga MarrSpanish
- Tortuga Marrón de BurmaSpanish
- Tortue impriméeFrench
- hátsó-indiai teknősHungarian
- インプレッサムツアシガメJapanese
- Tartaruga-impressaPortuguese
- Вдавленная черепахаRussian
- เต่าเดือยThai
- 凹甲陆龟Chinese
- 凹甲陸龜Chinese
Relatives of the impressed tortoise
Other species in the same genus Manouria.
Asian tortoise
Manouria emys
CompareImpressed tortoise vs Asian tortoiseImpressed tortoise vs Manouria morla
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the impressed tortoise?
An adult impressed tortoise weighs 2.5 kg – 3.2 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the impressed tortoise?
The impressed tortoise (Manouria impressa) belongs to the family Testudinidae in the order Testudines.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles · CC BY 4.0 · v1-2
Oskyrko, O., Mi, C., Meiri, S. et al. (2024) ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles. Scientific Data 11: 243. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03079-5. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.24572683.v4
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