Indian Red Crowned Roofed Turtle

It can be distinguished by the distinct roof at the topmost part of the shell.

Indian red crowned roofed turtle.

Historically this turtle w. In the breeding season the heads and necks of male turtles exhibit bright red yellow and blue coloration. The indian roofed turtle pangshura tecta is a species of turtle in the family geoemydidae. An average emergence rate of 90 has been observed from 800 batagur nests that were protected across three hatcheries.

At the end of the rainy season the faces and necks of males develop a spectacular courtship coloration of red yellow white and blue. By heather lowe the tsa india team experienced another successful season this year for the red crowned roof turtle batagur kachuga nest protection project in the national chambal river sanctuary. The turtles like to bask in the sun on land. The only site with a substantial population of the turtle in india at present is the national chambal river gharial sanctuary.

The red crowned roofed turtle is endemic to india. It is found in the major rivers of south asia. Females can grow to a shell length of 56 cm and weigh 25 kilograms but males are considerably smaller. Reptiles of india v.

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. It is a common pet in the indian subcontinent. The females excavate nests in which they lay clutches of up to thirty eggs. 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.

Its historical range included the ganga river basin and the brahmaputra river basin. Bengal roof turtle red crowned roofed turtle. Red crowned roofed turtle olive ridley sea turtle bengal monitor varanus bengalensis bengal monitor lizards are known as indian monitor mostly distributed over the indian subcontinent. However the river s flagship species the red crowned roofed turtle batagur kachuga which was once widespread across the gangetic basin has now dwindled to a last surviving population of less than 500 nesting females in the chambal river.

The red crowned roofed turtle is a species of freshwater turtle endemic to south asia. It is also found in nepal and bangladesh. Red crowned roofed turtle is an indian reptile that bears a scientific name batagur kachuga is a species of freshwater turtle endemic to south asia. It is a freshwater turtle species found in deep flowing rivers with terrestrial nesting sites.

Batagur kachuga gray 1831 red crowned roofed turtle. Red crowned roofed turtle is an indian reptile and it falls in the fresh water turtle family concentrated in asian countries.