Batagur (genus)

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Batagur
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(Batagur affinis) from a gazetted conservation site at Kuala Berang, Terengganu, Malaysia.
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Batagur

Gray, 1856[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Tetraonyx - Gray, 1830
  • Tetronyx - Lesson, 1832
  • Kachuga - Gray, 1856
  • Batagurella - Gray 1869
  • Dongoka - Gray, 1869
  • Callagur - Gray, 1870
  • Cantorella - Gray, 1870

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Batagur is a genus of large turtles from South and Southeast Asia. All members of the genus are seriously threatened. With a recent merger with members from two other genera,[2] this genus has six described species.[1]

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References

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  2. Praschag, Peter; Hundsdörfer, Anna K.; and Fritz, Uwe (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