''Batagur'' is a

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of large

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

s from

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and

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. All members of the genus are seriously

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. With a 2007 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 riverine turtle of the family Geoemydidae found in Malaysia, Indonesia and Cambodia. Etymology The Southern River Terrapin derives its common name from its native range of Peninsular Malay ...

* ''Batagur baska'' –

northern river terrapin The northern river terrapin (''Batagur baska'') is a species of riverine turtle native to Southeast Asia. It has been classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List and considered extinct in much of its former range; as of 2018, the pop ...

* ''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''. Distribu ...

(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 ma ...

(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 the rivers of Myanmar.Once a common and abundant in its habitat, the species ...

(formerly in ''Kachuga'')

References

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