Batagur
E1032537
Batagur is a genus of large, primarily river-dwelling turtles native to South and Southeast Asia, several species of which are critically endangered due to habitat loss and exploitation.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Batagur baska | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| class | Reptilia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | several species critically endangered ⓘ |
| distributionRegion |
Brahmaputra river basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ganges river basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Indochina NERFINISHED ⓘ Irrawaddy river basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Malay Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Mekong river basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | herbivorous or omnivorous freshwater turtles ⓘ |
| family | Geoemydidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
freshwater habitats
ⓘ
large river systems ⓘ rivers ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
freshwater turtles
ⓘ
large-bodied turtles ⓘ primarily river-dwelling ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | river terrapins ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Batagur affinis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Batagur baska NERFINISHED ⓘ Batagur borneoensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Batagur dhongoka NERFINISHED ⓘ Batagur kachuga NERFINISHED ⓘ Batagur trivittata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| laysEggsOn |
river sandbanks
ⓘ
sandbars ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
South Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| notableFor | severe population declines ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Batagur affinis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Batagur baska NERFINISHED ⓘ Batagur trivittata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Testudines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Geoemydidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| subjectOf | conservation programs in South and Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
egg collection
ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ hunting ⓘ illegal trade ⓘ overexploitation ⓘ |
| typeOf | Asian river turtle genus ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Batagur baska