Three-striped roofed turtle
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| Three-striped roofed turtle | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Geoemydidae |
| Genus: | Batagur |
| Species: | B. dhongoka |
| Binomial name | |
| Batagur dhongoka (Gray, 1834) |
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The three-striped roofed turtle (Batagur dhongoka) is a species of turtle. It was formerly in the genus Kachgua.
[edit] Distribution
This species is found in Nepal, Bangladesh, NE India (Ganges and Brahmaputra drainages) Type locality: Unstated; restricted by Smith 1931:130, to "N. India."
[edit] References
- Asian Turtle Trade Working Group (2000). Kachuga dhongoka. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is endangered and the criteria used
- Gray. J. E. 1835 Illustrations of Indian Zoology, chiefly selected from the collection of Major - General Hardwicke. Vol. 2. London (1833–1834): 263 pp., 95 plates
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