Where Do Red-Crowned Roofed Turtle Live?

The Red-crowned Roofed Turtle (Batagur kachuga) is a Critically Endangered freshwater turtle species known historically from large riverine environments of India, Nepal, and Bangladesh.

What does red-crowned roofed turtle eat?

At the end of the rainy season, the heads and necks of male turtles develop a brilliant courtship coloration of red, yellow, white, and blue, with 6 distinctive bright red stripes on top of the head. The diet of red-crowned roofed turtles consists entirely of water plants.

Where do Burmese roofed turtle live?

The Burmese roofed turtle is a large, aquatic, and herbivorous turtle found in major river systems of Myanmar. The steady decline of its population resulted from chronic egg collecting, subsistence harvesting of adults, and loss of critical nesting habitat.