Batagur  (Batagur baska)

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Glossary

  • Carapace: the top shell of a turtle. In arthropods (insects, crabs etc), the fused head and thorax (the part of the body located near the head) also known as ‘cephalothorax’.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (April, 2003) www.redlist.org
  2. Pritchard, P.C.H. (1979) Encyclopedia of Turtles. TFH Publication, Neptune, New Jersey.
  3. CITES (April, 2003) www.cites.org
  4. Turtles of the World (April, 2003) http://emys.geo.orst.edu
  5. Blanco, S. Behler, J.L. Kostel, F. (1991) Propagation of the Batagurine Turtles Batagur baska and Callagur borneoensis at the Bronx Zoo. From: Proceedings 1st International Symposium on Turtles & Tortoises: Conservation and Captive Husbandry: 63-65. Available at: http://www.tortoise.org/archives/batagur.html
  6. Alderton, D. (1988) Turtles and Tortoises of the World. Blandford Press, London.
  7. New York Turtle and Tortoise Society (April, 2003) http://www.nytts.org/asianturtlecrisis.html
  8. Tortoise Trust (April, 2003) http://www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/asia.html
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