Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Three-striped roofed turtle (Batagur dhongoka), recorded as Critically Endangered
Three-striped roofed turtle (Batagur dhongoka). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Three-striped roofed turtle

Batagur dhongoka

Three-striped roofed turtle is a turtle in the family Geoemydidae — Batagur dhongoka, recorded as Critically Endangered.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Batagur dhongoka
CITES
Appendix II
Taxonomy
Testudines · Geoemydidae · Batagur

The turtle

This named form is a turtle. The public files give taxonomy, a photograph, and a threat category — not a monograph.

Range and habitat

The three-striped roofed turtle is found in Bangladesh, India (Assam, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal), and possibly in Nepal. 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.

Three-striped roofed turtle is Critically 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 Three-striped roofed turtle — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q306321. 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.

Same genus

Photograph of Burmese roofed turtle (Batagur trivittata), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Burmese roofed turtle

Batagur trivittata
Photograph of Northern river terrapin (Batagur baska), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Northern river terrapin

Batagur baska
Photograph of Painted terrapin (Batagur borneoensis), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Painted terrapin

Batagur borneoensis
Photograph of Red-crowned roofed turtle (Batagur kachuga), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Red-crowned roofed turtle

Batagur kachuga

Quick answers

What is Three-striped roofed turtle?
Three-striped roofed turtle is a turtle in the family Geoemydidae — Batagur dhongoka.
What is the conservation status of Three-striped roofed turtle?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Batagur dhongoka. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Three-striped roofed turtle live?
The three-striped roofed turtle is found in Bangladesh, India (Assam, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal), and possibly in Nepal.
Why is Three-striped roofed turtle in crisis?
It is Critically Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Batagur dhongoka?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Three-striped roofed turtle a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.