Additionally, fruiting bodies of two unknown species of mushroom, probably belonging to the families Lepiotaceae and Pluteaceae, were consumed during the rainy season.
The scat from Cat Tien consisted of the remains of two Ricefield Crabs Somanniathelphusa spp. (see Fig. 5).
At the beginning of the wet season these crabs are abundant around the seasonal ponds and on the forest floor (Ng, 1988).
It is unknown if the tortoises consume these crabs for their proteins or also as a source of calcium.
From the remains of the crab it was also impossible to ascertain whether the crab in fact was captured or, most probable, merely the carcass was consumed.
Thus, our observations suggest that food items consumed by I. elongata vary according to their
seasonal availability.