Burmese roofed turtle

Burmese roofed turtle
Female
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Geoemydidae[1]
Genus: Batagur[1]
Species: B. trivittata
Binomial name
Batagur trivittata
(Duméril & Bibron, 1835)[1]
Synonyms

Kachuga trivittata

The Burmese roofed turtle (Batagur trivittata) is a species of turtle in the Geoemydidae family.[1] It is endemic to Burma. Of eight known individuals worldwide, five are currently in captivity at the Yadanabon Zoological Gardens in Mandalay, Burma.

One more was seen in 2007 in Qingping Market in Guangzhou.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley (2010-12-14). "Turtles of the world, 2010 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status". Chelonian Research Monographs 5: 000.107-000.108. Archived from the original on 2010-12-15. http://www.webcitation.org/5uzfktoIh. 
  2. ^ Gerald Kuchling, China Market: Turtle market survey in China reveals disturbing number of Myanmar endemics and critically endangered species, Turtle Survival Alliance Magazine, 2007, p. 8-9. (Includes a photo of the specimen)