Roofed Turtles

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Two separate genuses--Batagur and Pangshura--contain the species referred to as roofed turtles. Fewer than a dozen species are alive today and they are considered endangered.

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Greg Cater

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Two separate genuses--Batagur and Pangshura--contain the species referred to as roofed turtles. Fewer than a dozen species are alive today and they are considered endangered.

Burmese Roofed Turtle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Burmese roofed turtle (Batagur trivittata) is one of six species of turtle in the genus Batagur of the Geoemydidae family. It is endemic to Burma, but was believed to be extinct until rediscovered in 2002.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burmese_roofed_turtle
Burmese Roofed Turtle - ARKive
Learn more about the Burmese roofed turtle - with amazing Burmese roofed turtle photos and facts on ARKive.
http://www.arkive.org/burmese-roofed-turtle/batagur-trivittata/
Indian Tent Turtle - AllTurtles
These unique, crawling reptiles are aptly named after the tent-like appearance of their high vaulted shells that feature hump-like' projections on the keel.
http://allturtles.com/indian-tent-turtle/
Pangshura tecta (Indian Roofed Turtle)
Find population statistics and information about the Indian Roofed Turtle from IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/46370/0
Indian Red-Crowned Roofed Turtle - TurtleSurvival
To date, the program has been highly successful, protecting early life stages of two threatened species of turtles belonging to the genus Batagur - the Red-crowned Roof Turtle and the Three-striped Roof Turtle.
http://www.turtlesurvival.org/component/taxonomy/term/summary/39/37
Indian Roofed Turtles - Kidzone
The Indian Roofed turtle gets its name because of the peculiar shape of its shell.
http://www.kidzone.ws/animal-facts/turtles/indian-roofed.htm
Assam Roofed Turtle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Assam Roofed Turtle is a species of the Geoemydidae family of turtles found in the Brahmaputra-Meghna drainage in India (Assam) and parts of eastern Bangladesh. It was formerly in the Batagur genus and defunct genus Kachuga.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assam_roofed_turtle
Red-crowned Roofed Turtle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The red-crowned roofed turtle (Batagur kachuga) is a critically endangered species of turtle endemic to South Asia. It was the type species of its former genus Kachuga.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-crowned_roofed_turtle
Indian Roofed Turtle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Indian roofed turtle, is a species of turtle in the Geoemydidae family. It can be distinguished by the distinct "Roof" at the top most part of the shell. It is found in the major rivers of South Asia. It is a common pet in the Indian Subcontinent.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_roofed_turtle

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Burmese roofed turtle

Female
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Geoemydidae
Genus:	Batagur
Species:	B. trivittata
Binomial name
*Batagur trivittata* ( Duméril & Bibron, 1835) ^[2]
Synonyms^[3]
Emys trivittata Duméril & Bibron, 1835 Batagur trivittata Theobald, 1868 Kachuga peguensis Gray, 1869 Kachuga trilineata Gray, 1869 Kachuga fusca Gray, 1870 Batagur iravadica Anderson, 1879 Clemmys iravadica Boettger, 1888 Kachuga trivittata Boulenger, 1889 Kachuga (Pangshura) trivitata Gurley, 2003 (ex errore)

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Burmese Roofed Turtle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Burmese roofed turtle (Batagur trivittata) is one of six species of turtle in the genus Batagur of the Geoemydidae family. It is endemic to Burma, but was believed to be extinct until rediscovered in 2002.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burmese_roofed_turtle
Burmese Roofed Turtle - ARKive
Learn more about the Burmese roofed turtle - with amazing Burmese roofed turtle photos and facts on ARKive.
http://www.arkive.org/burmese-roofed-turtle/batagur-trivittata/
Indian Tent Turtle - AllTurtles
These unique, crawling reptiles are aptly named after the tent-like appearance of their high vaulted shells that feature hump-like' projections on the keel.
http://allturtles.com/indian-tent-turtle/
Pangshura tecta (Indian Roofed Turtle)
Find population statistics and information about the Indian Roofed Turtle from IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/46370/0
Indian Red-Crowned Roofed Turtle - TurtleSurvival
To date, the program has been highly successful, protecting early life stages of two threatened species of turtles belonging to the genus Batagur - the Red-crowned Roof Turtle and the Three-striped Roof Turtle.
http://www.turtlesurvival.org/component/taxonomy/term/summary/39/37
Indian Roofed Turtles - Kidzone
The Indian Roofed turtle gets its name because of the peculiar shape of its shell.
http://www.kidzone.ws/animal-facts/turtles/indian-roofed.htm
Assam Roofed Turtle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Assam Roofed Turtle is a species of the Geoemydidae family of turtles found in the Brahmaputra-Meghna drainage in India (Assam) and parts of eastern Bangladesh. It was formerly in the Batagur genus and defunct genus Kachuga.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assam_roofed_turtle
Red-crowned Roofed Turtle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The red-crowned roofed turtle (Batagur kachuga) is a critically endangered species of turtle endemic to South Asia. It was the type species of its former genus Kachuga.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-crowned_roofed_turtle
Indian Roofed Turtle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Indian roofed turtle, is a species of turtle in the Geoemydidae family. It can be distinguished by the distinct "Roof" at the top most part of the shell. It is found in the major rivers of South Asia. It is a common pet in the Indian Subcontinent.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_roofed_turtle

Burmese roofed turtle

Female
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Geoemydidae
Genus:	Batagur
Species:	B. trivittata
Binomial name
*Batagur trivittata* ( Duméril & Bibron, 1835) ^[2]
Synonyms^[3]
Emys trivittata Duméril & Bibron, 1835 Batagur trivittata Theobald, 1868 Kachuga peguensis Gray, 1869 Kachuga trilineata Gray, 1869 Kachuga fusca Gray, 1870 Batagur iravadica Anderson, 1879 Clemmys iravadica Boettger, 1888 Kachuga trivittata Boulenger, 1889 Kachuga (Pangshura) trivitata Gurley, 2003 (ex errore)

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Roofed Turtles

Two separate genuses--Batagur and Pangshura--contain the species referred to as roofed turtles. Fewer than a dozen species are alive today and they are considered endangered.

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