CRITICALLY ENDANGERED SPECIES
(C) REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS
3. Four-toed River Terrapin or River Terrapin (Batagur baska)
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| Four-toed River Terrapin |
Four-toed river terrapin or Northern River terrapin (Batagur baska) is a critically endangered turtle. The omnivorous diet of the river terrapin and other terrapin species, makes them an essential part of the effi cient clean-up systems of aquatic habitats.
CONSERVATION STATUS: Critically Endangered.
HABITAT: Freshwater rivers and lakes.
DISTRIBUTION: Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia.
THREATS: Use of flesh for medicinal purposes, demand for eggs, which are considered a delicacy.
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