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 CRITICALLY ENDANGERED SPECIES

(C) REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS 

3. Four-toed River Terrapin or River Terrapin (Batagur baska)

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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