''Batagur'' is a

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of large

turtle Turtles are an order of reptiles known as Testudines, characterized by a special shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira (side necked turtles) and Cryptodira (hidden necked tu ...

s from

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and

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. All members of the genus are seriously

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. With a recent merger with members from two other genera,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 this genus has six described

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Species

* ''Batagur affinis'' –

southern river terrapin The southern river terrapin (''Batagur affinis'') is a turtle of the family Geoemydidae found in Malaysia, Indonesia and Cambodia. Subspecies *''Batagur affinis affinis'' *''Batagur affinis edwardmolli'' Decline Many Asian turtles are in dang ...

* ''Batagur baska'' –

northern river terrapin The northern river terrapin (''Batagur baska'') is a species of riverine turtle native to Southeast Asia. It is classified Critically Endangered by the IUCN and considered extinct in much of its former range. Description The northern river ter ...

* ''Batagur borneoensis'' –

painted terrapin The painted terrapin, painted batagur, or saw-jawed turtle (''Batagur borneoensis'') is a species of turtles in the family Geoemydidae. It was formerly in its own genus, ''Callagur'', but has been reclassified to the genus, '' Batagur''. Distrib ...

(formerly in ''Callagur'') * ''Batagur dhongoka'' –

three-striped roofed turtle The three-striped roofed turtle (''Batagur dhongoka'') is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. The species is endemic to South Asia. Geographic range The three-striped roofed turtle is found in Bangladesh, India (Assam, Bihar, Madhya ...

(formerly in ''Kachuga'') * ''Batagur kachuga'' –

red-crowned roofed turtle The red-crowned roofed turtle or Bengal roof turtle (''Batagur kachuga'') is a species of freshwater turtle endemic to South Asia. It was the type species of its former genus ''Kachuga''. Females can grow to a shell length of and weigh , but m ...

(formerly in ''Kachuga'') * ''Batagur trivittata'' –

Burmese roofed turtle The Burmese roofed turtle (''Batagur trivittata'') is one of six turtle species in the genus ''Batagur'' of the family Geoemydidae. It is a freshwater turtle endemic to Myanmar and was thought to be extinct until rediscovered in 2002. Less than i ...

(formerly in ''Kachuga'')

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2710599 Turtle genera Taxa named by John Edward Gray