Red Crowned Roofed Turtle In India

In india the species is protected under schedule i of the wildlife protection act 1972.

Red crowned roofed turtle in india.

National chambal sanctuary also called the national chambal gharial wildlife sanctuary is a 5 400 km 2 2 100 sq mi tri state protected area in northern india for the protection of the critically endangered gharial the red crowned roof turtle and the endangered ganges river dolphin. Red crowned roofed turtle is an indian reptile that bears a scientific name batagur kachuga is a species of freshwater turtle endemic to south asia. Reptiles of india v. Size of female red crowned roofed turtle.

Category of red crowned roofed turtle. The red crowned roofed turtle or bengal roof turtle batagur kachuga is a species of freshwater turtle endemic to south asia. Bengal roof turtle red crowned roofed turtle. The species is being bred by the madras crocodile bank trust.

It was the type species of its former genus kachuga. Red crowned roofed turtle was the type of species of its former genus kachuga. Batagur kachuga gray 1831 red crowned roofed turtle. The red crowned roofed turtle is a critically endangered species of freshwater turtle.

It is a freshwater turtle species found in deep flowing rivers with. The red crowned roofed turtle batagur kachuga is one of the most endangered of india s 24 freshwater turtle species with only around an estimated 400 breeding females at the last overall survey in 2011. At the end of the rainy season the faces and necks of males develop a spectacular courtship coloration of red yellow white and blue. It is listed under appendix ii of cites.

Females can grow to a shell length of 56 cm 22 in and weigh 25 kilograms 55 lb but males are considerably smaller.