Painted terrapin
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Painted Batagur)
| Painted terrapin | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Geoemydidae |
| Genus: | Batagur[1] |
| Species: | B. borneoensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Batagur borneoensis (Schlegel & Muller, 1844) |
|
The painted terrapin, painted batagur, or saw-jawed turtle (Batagur borneoensis) is a species of turtle in the Geoemydidae family. It was formerly in its own genus, Callagur, but has been reclassified to the genus, Batagur.[2]
It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.
[edit] References
- ^ Praschag, P., Hundsdörfer, A. K. & Fritz, U. (2007). Phylogeny and taxonomy of endangered South and South-east Asian freshwater turtles elucidated by mtDNA sequence variation (Testudines: Geoemydidae: Batagur, Callagur, Hardella, Kachuga, Pangshura). —Zoologica Scripta, 36, 429-442.
- ^ Praschag, P., Hundsdörfer, A. K. & Fritz, U. (2007). Phylogeny and taxonomy of endangered South and South-east Asian freshwater turtles elucidated by mtDNA sequence variation (Testudines: Geoemydidae: Batagur, Callagur, Hardella, Kachuga, Pangshura). —Zoologica Scripta, 36, 429-442.
- Asian Turtle Trade Working Group 2000. Callagur borneoensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
[edit] External links
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
This article about a turtle is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
