Batagur is a genus of large turtles from South and Southeast Asia. All members of the genus are seriously threatened. With a 2007 merger with members from two other genera,[2] this genus has six described species.[1]
Species
- Batagur affinis[1] – southern river terrapin
- Batagur baska[1] – northern river terrapin
- Batagur borneoensis[1] – painted terrapin (formerly in Callagur)
- Batagur dhongoka[1] – three-striped roofed turtle (formerly in Kachuga)
- Batagur kachuga[1] – red-crowned roofed turtle (formerly in Kachuga)
- Batagur trivittata[1] – Burmese roofed turtle (formerly in Kachuga)
References
- 123456789Rhodin, Anders G.J.; Iverson, John B.; Bour, Roger; Fritz, Uwe; Georges, Arthur; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Dijk, Peter Paul (2021). "Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status (9th Ed.)". Chelonian Research Monographs. 8: 1–472.
- ↑ Praschag, Peter; Hundsdörfer, Anna K.; y Fritz, Uwe (2007); Filogenia y taxonomía de las tortugas de agua dulce del sur y sudeste de Asia en peligro de extinción aclaradas mediante la variación de la secuencia del ADNmt (Testudines: Geoemydidae: Batagur, Callagur, Hardella, Kachuga, Pangshura) ; Zoológica Scripta, 36, 429–442
Categorías :
- Batagur
- géneros de tortugas
- Taxones nombrados por John Edward Gray