{"id":7555,"date":"2026-03-29T13:08:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T07:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=7555"},"modified":"2026-03-29T17:21:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T11:51:39","slug":"red-crowned-roofed-turtle-batagur-kachuga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/red-crowned-roofed-turtle-batagur-kachuga\/","title":{"rendered":"Red-Crowned Roofed Turtle"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Red-crowned Roofed Turtle Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Red-crowned Roofed Turtle which was once a jewel of the Ganga is now inhabiting a shrinking sanctuary.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Red-crowned Roofed Turtle<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a species of <\/span><b>freshwater turtle endemic to South Asia.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of the <\/span><b>three large freshwater species<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the genus <\/span><b>Batagur found in India.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Distribution<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is native to <\/span><b>India, Bangladesh, and Nepal.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Historically, the species was <\/span><b>widespread in the Ganga River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, both in India and Bangladesh.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also occurs in the <\/span><b>Brahmaputra basin.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Features of Red-Crowned Roofed Turtle<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In comparison to their female counterparts, the males are shorter and reach only half their length.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They have <\/span><b>a reddish-orange colored head<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with a black crown and a greenish-brown carapace (upper shell) with yellowish patterns.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their plastron (lower shell) is yellow with black markings.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Diet:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is <\/span><b>omnivorous<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and feeds on a variety of plants and animals.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It functions as a <\/span><b>bio-indicator of river health<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It contributes to <\/span><b>the cycling of nutrients within the river<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is essential for the overall health of the aquatic environment.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Conservation Status of Red-Crowned Roofed Turtle<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>IUCN:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Critically Endangered<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>CITES:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Appendix II<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Wild Life (Protection) Act of 1972:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Schedule I<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/wildlife-biodiversity\/turning-turtle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DTE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Red-crowned Roofed Turtle is a rare freshwater species endemic to South Asia, found in India, Nepal and Bangladesh across Ganga and Brahmaputra rivers. 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