Three Striped Roof Turtle

By shai singh tsa s nest protection program for endangered turtles on india s chambal river is in tenth year.

Three striped roof turtle. The three striped roofed turtle batagur dhongoka is a species of turtle in the batagurgenus. With the typical adult size of barely four inches these are one of the world s smallest turtles. Like a musk there can be some skin between plastral seams in some a fairly large head variable degree. They are very active learn to recognize their keepers and forage endlessly along the bottom of their tank.

Protecting nine species and their nesting on chambal river bank in sawai madhopur and dholpur districts will be primary focus areas. Red crowned roof turtle and three striped roof turtle are listed as critically endangered in the international union of conservation of nature iucn s red list. One of the smallest and best species to keep three striped mud turtles kinosternon baurii are a joy to have in a tank. The species is endemic to south asia.

Red crowned roof turtle listed as endangered species as per iucn three striped roof turtle listed as endangered species as per iucn crowned river turtle indian tent turtle indian roofed turtle indian narrow headed soft shell turtle indian softshell turtle indian. To date the program has been highly successful protecting early life stages of two threatened species of turtles belonging to the genus batagur the red crowned roof turtle and the three striped roof turtle. He has not grown much because he is done growing. Useful for crushing snails.

3 striped mud turtles have the standard north american mud turtle form factor. Das i the iucn red list of threatened species april 2020 doi. The three striped roofed turtle batagur dhongoka is a species of turtle in the family geoemydidae. Batagur dhongoka three striped roofed turtle errata version assessment by.