It is a common pet in the indian subcontinent.
Roofed turtle species.
The burmese roofed turtle is the second most critically endangered turtle in the world.
It was once the second most critically endangered turtle in the world.
The turtles once basked in the hundreds at the mouth of the irrawaddy river south of yangon myanmar s largest city with a.
The wildlife conservation society wcs said in a press release this month that the burmese roofed.
The burmese roofed turtle also known as the smiling turtle has been saved from extinction.
According to the study by researchers from wcs tsa global wildlife conservation and georgetown university the burmese roofed turtle is a large aquatic herbivorous turtle that is found in.
The indian roofed turtle pangshura tecta is a species of turtle in the family geoemydidae.
A species of turtle that was believed to have been extinct 20 years ago is making a comeback.
Once abundant hunting and overexploitation of eggs has driven the population to near extinction with only five or six adult females and two adult males known to exist in the wild today.
Kachuga tecta tecta mertens müller rust 1934.