Batagur | |
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(Batagur affinis) from a gazetted conservation site at Kuala Berang, Terengganu, Malaysia. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Family: | Geoemydidae |
Genus: |
Batagur Gray, 1856 |
Synonyms | |
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Batagur is a genus of large turtles from South and Southeast Asia. All members of the genus are seriously threatened. With a recent merger with members from two other genera, this genus has six described species.