{"id":359184,"date":"2026-03-28T14:31:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T09:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=359184"},"modified":"2026-03-28T14:31:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T09:01:38","slug":"red-crowned-roofed-turtle-batagur-kachuga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/red-crowned-roofed-turtle-batagur-kachuga\/","title":{"rendered":"Red-Crowned Roofed Turtle (Batagur kachuga)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News: <\/strong>The <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Red-crowned roofed turtle<\/span><\/span> population is declining due to shrinking habitat in the Ganga basin, highlighting the urgent need for conservation efforts to protect the species.<\/p>\n<h2>About Red-Crowned Roofed Turtle (Batagur kachuga)<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 512px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gumlet.assettype.com\/downtoearth%2F2026-01-16%2Fn98dyfl5%2F52.jpg?resize=512%2C239&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Red-Crowned Roofed Turtle (Batagur kachuga)\" width=\"512\" height=\"239\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: DTE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">The\u00a0<b>Red-crowned roofed turtle<\/b>\u00a0(Batagur kachuga) is a <strong>freshwater\u00a0turtle\u00a0<\/strong>native to\u00a0South Asia.<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div><strong>Family: <\/strong>It belongs to the <strong>Geoemydidae<\/strong> family.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>It is <strong>one of the three large freshwater species<\/strong> in the <strong>genus Batagur\u00a0<\/strong>found in India.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Habitat: <\/strong>It prefers <strong>flowing water bordered by high sandbanks.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Rocky <strong>outcrops and sand edges<\/strong> serve as basking sites for thermo-regulation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Distribution:<\/strong> It is <strong>endemic to India, Bangladesh and Nepal.<\/strong> It is also found in the <strong>Brahmaputra river region.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Historically,<strong> it was widely found across the Ganga river basin.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Currently in India,<strong> the National Chambal River Gharial Sanctuary<\/strong> is the only area with substantial population of it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Physical features<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Size:<\/strong> Red-crowned roofed turtle\u2019s shell <strong>can be as long as 56 cm<\/strong> and <strong>can we\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"morecontent\"><strong>eight upto 25 kg<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Males<\/strong> are usually<strong> about half the size of females<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Males also <strong>show six distinctive bright red stripes<\/strong> on the top of the head.<\/li>\n<li>At the end of the rainy season, <strong>males develop bright courtship coloration of red, yellow, white, and blue on the head and neck.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Its head has an<strong> obtuse and slightly prominent snout.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The<strong> carapace of the species is strongly keeled<\/strong> and the <strong>plastron is angulated laterally<\/strong> in the young ones.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Behaviour: <\/strong>The turtle is <strong>diurnal and spends most of its time in water<\/strong>.\u00a0It is <strong>aquatic, natatorial and oviparous.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Diet:<\/strong> It\u00a0feeds entirely on<strong> aquatic plants and fruits. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Threats<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Poaching for meat and shells<\/li>\n<li>Accidental drowning in fishing gear<\/li>\n<li>Water pollution<\/li>\n<li>Hydroelectric projects<\/li>\n<li>Habitat destruction from sand mining<\/li>\n<li>Egg predation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Conservation Status: <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>IUCN :<\/strong> Critically Endangered<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wild Life (Protection) Act of 1972: <\/strong>Schedule I<\/li>\n<li><strong>CITES : <\/strong>Appendix II<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Red-crowned roofed turtle population is declining due to shrinking habitat in the Ganga basin, highlighting the urgent need for conservation efforts to protect the species. About Red-Crowned Roofed Turtle (Batagur kachuga) The\u00a0Red-crowned roofed turtle\u00a0(Batagur kachuga) is a freshwater\u00a0turtle\u00a0native to\u00a0South Asia. Family: It belongs to the Geoemydidae family. 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