Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Brahminy river turtle (Hardella thurjii), recorded as Endangered
Brahminy river turtle (Hardella thurjii). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Brahminy river turtle

Hardella thurjii

Brahminy river turtle is a turtle in the family Geoemydidae — Hardella thurjii, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Hardella thurjii
CITES
Appendix II
Taxonomy
Testudines · Geoemydidae · Hardella

Appearance

Brahminy river turtle has a shell with a large, moderately flat, dark brown or black carapace (dorsal surface) and a yellow or black plastron (ventral surface). The shell is up to 18 inches (460 mm) in length in females, and is shorter in males.

Range and habitat

Brahminy river turtle is found in northern India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh in the watersheds of the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Indus rivers. The brahminy river turtle or crowned river turtle is a turtle in the family Geoemydidae. The species is endemic to South Asia.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

CITES lists this taxon on Appendix II. Confirm the current appendix on the CITES checklist.

Brahminy river turtle is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Brahminy river turtle, Wikidata item Q596348. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Brahminy river turtle?
Brahminy river turtle is a turtle in the family Geoemydidae — Hardella thurjii.
What is the conservation status of Brahminy river turtle?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Hardella thurjii. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Brahminy river turtle live?
Brahminy river turtle is found in northern India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh in the watersheds of the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Indus rivers.
Why is Brahminy river turtle in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Hardella thurjii?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Brahminy river turtle a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.