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 Edit this classification
Domain:Eukaryota
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

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