Batagur kachuga Gray 1831 (Red-crowned roofed turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Geoemydidae

Synonyms: Batagur bakeri Lydekker 1885, Batagur ellioti Gray 1962

Belongs to Batagur according to R. Garbin et al. 2020

See also Lydekker 1889

Sister taxa: Batagur affinis, Batagur baska, Batagur borneoensis, Batagur cautleyi, Batagur dhongoka, Batagur trivittata

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Siwalik Hills (Pliocene of Pakistan)

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