Indian Red Crowned Roofed Turtle

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Indian red crowned roofed turtle. However the river s flagship species the red crowned roofed turtle batagur kachuga which was once widespread across the gangetic basin has now dwindled to a last surviving population of less than 500 nesting females in the chambal river. 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. Bengal roof turtle red crowned roofed turtle. Red crowned roofed turtle is an indian reptile and it falls in the fresh water turtle family concentrated in asian countries.

Category of red crowned roofed turtle. The red crowned roofed turtle is endemic to india. It can be distinguished by the distinct roof at the topmost part of the shell. The red crowned roofed turtle is a species of freshwater turtle endemic to south asia.

Batagur kachuga gray 1831 red crowned roofed turtle. It is found in the major rivers of south asia. The indian roofed turtle pangshura tecta is a species of turtle in the family geoemydidae. Red crowned roofed turtle olive ridley sea turtle bengal monitor varanus bengalensis bengal monitor lizards are known as indian monitor mostly distributed over the indian subcontinent.

Kachuga tecta tecta mertens müller rust 1934. Its historical range included the ganga river basin and the brahmaputra river basin. By heather lowe the tsa india team experienced another successful season this year for the red crowned roof turtle batagur kachuga nest protection project in the national chambal river sanctuary. Females can grow to a shell length of 56 cm and weigh 25 kilograms but males are considerably smaller.

It is a common pet in the indian subcontinent. The only site with a substantial population of the turtle in india at present is the national chambal river gharial sanctuary. Historically this turtle w. At the end of the rainy season the faces and necks of males develop a spectacular courtship coloration of red yellow white and blue.

The turtles like to bask in the sun on land. An average emergence rate of 90 has been observed from 800 batagur nests that were protected across three hatcheries. It was the type species of its former genus kachuga. The females excavate nests in which they lay clutches of up to thirty eggs.

It is a freshwater turtle species found in deep flowing rivers with terrestrial nesting sites. 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.