Red Crowned Roofed Turtle

Size of female red crowned roofed turtle.

Red crowned roofed turtle.

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. At the end of the rainy season the faces and necks of males develop a spectacular courtship coloration of red yellow white and blue. Three striped roofed turtle batagur dhongoka painted terrapin batagur borneoensis red crowned roofed turtle batagur kachuga burmese roofed turtle batagur trivittata asian leaf turtle cyclemys dentata eastern black bridged leaf turtle cyclemys pulchristiata western black bridged leaf turtle cyclemys atripons assam leaf turtle. It is a freshwater turtle species found in deep flowing rivers with terrestrial nesting sites.

It was the type species of its former genus kachuga. Red crowned roofed turtle is one of the 24 species endemic to india is characterised by the bright colours such as red yellow white and blue on the faces and necks of the males. It was the type species of its former genus kachuga. In india the species is protected under schedule i of the wildlife protection act 1972.

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. Established in 1964 the iucn red list of threatened species has evolved to become the world s most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal fungi and plant species. The red crowned roofed turtle batagur kachuga is a critically endangered freshwater turtle species known historically from large riverine environments of india nepal and bangladesh. Bengal roof turtle red crowned roofed turtle.

The species is being bred by the madras crocodile bank trust. The red crowned roofed turtle batagur kachuga is one of 25 species listed in the new report. The red crowned roofed turtle or bengal roof turtle batagur kachuga is a species of freshwater turtle endemic to south asia. It is listed under appendix ii of cites.

The turtles like to bask in the sun on land. The species is limited to a few isolated pockets along the ganges and brahmaputra river basins in. Evolutionarily adapted for high adult survivorship detrimental anthropogenic human activities such as illegal fishing sand mining poaching egg harvesting riverside agriculture and large scale infrastructure projects have resulted in dramatic declines of the wild population. Females can grow to a shell length of 56 cm 22 in and weigh 25 kilograms 55 lb but males are considerably smaller.