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Scientific Name: Batagur kachuga (Gray, 1831)
English Name: Red-crowned roofed turtle
Local/Bangla Name: Kori kaitta (কড়ি কাইট্টা)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Geoemydidae
Description:
The head is of moderate size, featuring an obtuse and moderately prominent snout. The jaws have denticulated edges, and the upper jaw is not notched mesially. Red longitudinal lines adorn the nape. Tubercles are present on the keels posteriorly on the second and third vertebral shields, and the posterior margin is strongly crenulated. The nuchal shield is small, trapezoidal, and widest at the rear. The plastron is yellowish, with a large inguinal and a smaller axillary.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Its habitat includes freshwater habitats such as rivers, streams. It occurs in Ganges River System (Padma river) in Bangladesh.
Environment:
Freshwater
Main References:
Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Ahmed ZU, Begum, ZNT, Hassan MΑ, and Khondker M (2009) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 25. Amphibians and Reptiles. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka 204 pp
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