Red Crowned Roofed Turtle Iucn

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.

Red crowned roofed turtle iucn.

Red crowned roof turtle listed as endangered species as per iucn three striped roof turtle listed as endangered species as per iucn. Iucn red list india. The ganges shark glyphis gangeticus. Red crowned roof turtle batagurkachuga national chambal sanctuary spread across uttar pradesh rajasthan and madhyapradesh.

This list is compiled as of august 2020. View community ecology of freshwater turtles of the terai landscape india. The iucn red list is updated by the zoological survey of india. The red crowned roofed turtle batagur kachuga and the three striped roofed turtle batagur dhongoka are severely t.

It is a freshwater turtle species found in deep flowing rivers with terrestrial nesting sites. The red crowned roofed turtle is native to. South asian narrow headed softshell turtle chitra indica. The turtles like to bask in the sun on land.

The red crowned roof turtle is listed as schedule 1 of the indian wildlife protection act 1972 and is listed on appendix ii of the convention on international trade in endangered species cites making it an offence to trade this species internationally without a permit. The primary focus of the turtle conservation project will be protecting nine species of turtle and their nesting sites on chambal river bank in sawai madhopur and dholpur districts. Red crowned roofed turtle or bengal roof turtle batagur kachuga 4 fish. Turtle species planned for conservation.

Northern river terrapin batagur baska sunderbans critically endangered 2. 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. Bengal roof turtle red crowned roofed turtle. The red crowned roofed turtle batagur kachuga is a species of freshwater turtle endemic to south asia it was the type species of its former genus kachuga females can grow to a shell length of 56 cm 22 in and weigh 25 kilograms 55 lb but males are considerably smaller.