#batagur

[herpsandbirds]

Southern River Terrapin (Batagur affinis), male in breeding color, family Geoemydidae, Cambodia

CRITICALLY ENDANGERED.

photograph by Eng Heng Chan Turtle Survival Alliance

[daily-turtles]

Today’s turtle is the Painted Terrapin!

[typhlonectes]

"Rarest of the Rare" Turtles Return to the Wild in India!

Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) and Sundarbans Tiger Reserve (STR) of West Bengal Forest Department (WBFD) today announced the rewilding of ten captive-bred Northern River Terrapins (Batagur baska) to Sundarbans National Park in East India. This first monitored rewilding of the Critically Endangered terrapin in India comes after more than a decade of conservation breeding at designated facilities within the Sundarbans Tiger Reserve. 

READ THE FULL STORY HERE:

https://www.thedailystar.net/environment/rare-batagur-baska-hatched-in-sundarban-karamjal-1744441

[herpsandbirds]

Southern River Terrapin (Batagur affinis), male, family Geoemydidae, found in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Cambodia

CRITICALLY ENDANGERED.

photograph by Phun Thorn

[herpsandbirds]

Northern River Terrapin (Batagur baska), male in breeding colors, family Geoemydidae, found in South and SE Asia

CRITICALLY ENDANGERED.

photograph by Peter Praschag

[herpsandbirds]

Painted Terrapin (Batagur borneoensis), male, family Geoemydidae, found in SE Asia

CRITICALLY ENDANGERED.

photograph via: Dark Hammock Turtles

[herpsandbirds]

Southern River Terrapin (Batagur affinis), hatchling with adult, family Geoemydidae, Cambodia

CRITICALLY ENDANGERED.

photograph by Phun Thorn - WCS Cambodia

[herpsandbirds]

Painted Terrapin (Batagur borneoensis), male, family Geoemydidae, found in SE Asia

CRITICALLY ENDANGERED.

photograph via: Houston Zoo