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Batagur dhongoka

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA REPTILIA TESTUDINES GEOEMYDIDAE

Scientific Name: Batagur dhongoka
Species Authority: (Gray, 1832)
Common Name/s:
English – Three-striped Roofed Turtle, Three-striped Roof Turtle
Synonym/s:
Emys dhongoka Gray, 1832
Emys duvaucelii Duméril & Bibron, 1835
Kachuga dhongoka (Gray, 1832)
Kachuga hardwickii Gray, 1869

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Endangered A1cd+2cd ver 2.3
Year Published: 2000
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Asian Turtle Trade Working Group
Reviewer/s: Buhlmann, K., Rhodin, A. & van Dijk, P.P. (Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Red List Authority)
Contributor/s:
Justification:
Considered Endangered in India due to disapperance from much of former range, though a number of stable subpopulations are known. Considered Critically Endangered in Bangladesh.

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
Bangladesh; India
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Semi-aquatic
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Has disappeared over much of its former range in India and is severely threatened in Bangladesh.
Citation: Asian Turtle Trade Working Group 2000. Batagur dhongoka. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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