Red Crowned Roofed Turtle Iucn

The primary focus of the turtle conservation project will be protecting nine species of turtle and their nesting sites on chambal river bank in sawai madhopur and dholpur districts.

Red crowned roofed turtle iucn.

Red crowned roof turtle listed as endangered species as per iucn three striped roof turtle listed as endangered species as per iucn. Turtle species planned for conservation. The red crowned roofed turtle is native to. Established in 1964 the iucn red list of threatened species has evolved to become the world s most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal fungi and plant species.

Iucn red list india. The turtles like to bask in the sun on land. View community ecology of freshwater turtles of the terai landscape india. Turtles location iucn status 1.

Northern river terrapin batagur baska sunderbans critically endangered 2. 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 at the end of the rainy season the faces and necks of males develop a spectacular courtship coloration of red yellow white and blue. South asian narrow headed softshell turtle chitra indica. The red crowned roofed turtle batagur kachuga and the three striped roofed turtle batagur dhongoka are severely t.

Red crowned roof turtle batagurkachuga national chambal sanctuary spread across uttar pradesh rajasthan and madhyapradesh. This list is compiled as of august 2020. The red crowned roofed turtle batagur kachuga is a species of freshwater turtle endemic to south asia it was the type species of its former genus kachuga females can grow to a shell length of 56 cm 22 in and weigh 25 kilograms 55 lb but males are considerably smaller. It is a freshwater turtle species found in deep flowing rivers with terrestrial nesting sites.

The iucn red list is updated by the zoological survey of india. The ganges shark glyphis gangeticus. Red crowned roofed turtle it 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 it is a freshwater turtle species found in deep flowing rivers with terrestrial nesting sites the red crowned roofed turtle is native to. 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.