Batagur (Batagur baska)

Species information

Young batagur hatched in a hatchery, showing egg tooth © Fletcher & Baylis	Young batagur © Fletcher & Baylis	Young batagur, dorsal view © Fletcher & Baylis
Young batagur © Fletcher & Baylis	Young batagurs being released from a captive breeding program © Fletcher & Baylis	Batagur © David M. Dennis / www.osfimages.com
Batagur on log © David M. Dennis / www.osfimages.com	Close up of a batagur © Allan Michaud	Male batagur © Nguyen Vu Khoi
Confiscated male batagur prior to release © Nguyen Vu Khoi	Female batagur starting to dig a nest to lay eggs © Fletcher & Baylis	Female batagur filling the nest hole after laying eggs © Fletcher & Baylis
Rear view of a female batagur while filling in and hiding nest hole © Fletcher & Baylis	Female batagur filling in and hiding nest hole © Fletcher & Baylis	Tracks left by a batagur after laying and burying eggs in a river sandbank © Fletcher & Baylis
Eggs in a nest of a batagur being excavated to transfer eggs to a hatchery © Fletcher & Baylis	Nest of a batagur being excavated to transfer eggs to a hatchery © Fletcher & Baylis	Nest of a batagur on a sandbar of the Perak River, Malaysia © Fletcher & Baylis
Batagur eggs prior to being transferrred to a hatchery © Fletcher & Baylis	Hatchery, showing how the batagur eggs get reburied © Fletcher & Baylis	Eggs of a batagur being reburied at a hatchery © Fletcher & Baylis