Batagur

Not to be confused with Batagor.

Batagur is a genus of large turtles from South and Southeast Asia. All members of the genus are seriously threatened. With a 2007 merger with members from two other genera,^[2] this genus has six described species.^[1]

Batagur
(Batagur affinis) from a gazetted conservation site at Kuala Berang, Terengganu, Malaysia.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Geoemydidae
Subfamily:	Geoemydinae
Genus:	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

Species

• Batagur affinis^[1] – southern river terrapin
• Batagur baska^[1] – northern river terrapin
• Batagur borneoensis^[1] – painted terrapin (formerly in Callagur)
• Batagur dhongoka^[1] – three-striped roofed turtle (formerly in Kachuga)
• Batagur kachuga^[1] – red-crowned roofed turtle (formerly in Kachuga)
• Batagur trivittata^[1] – Burmese roofed turtle (formerly in Kachuga)