Female plastrons will be either flat or slightly convex.
Indian roofed turtle male or female.
Tecta develop a small tubercle at the end of the thick tail during october just before the breeding season and shed it in march.
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This is so he doesn t fall off the female during the mating process.
Also check the turtle s cloaca which is the small hole located under the tail.
If the cloaca is closer to the shell than the tip of the tail the turtle is likely female.
On most male turtles the shell is slightly concave.
Interestingly males have a white band on their tails as well their tails are longer and thicker and females have a yellow band on the tip of their tails.
This tubercle may help in probing the females cloacal vent during courtship.
If the cloaca is closer to the tip of the tail than the shell the turtle is likely male.
Males are smaller than females.
Also male turtle tails will be slightly longer and wider at the base than a female.