| Northern river terrapin |
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| 1878 illustration |
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| Male in breeding colours |
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| Scientific classification |
| Domain: |
Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Chordata |
| Class: |
Reptilia |
| Order: |
Testudines |
| Suborder: |
Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: |
Testudinoidea |
| Family: |
Geoemydidae |
| Genus: |
Batagur |
| Species: |
B. baska |
| Binomial name |
Batagur baska
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| Synonyms |
- Emys baska Gray, 1830
- Emys batagur Gray, 1831
- Testudo baska Gray, 1831
- Trionyx (Tetraonyx) cuvieri Gray, 1831
- Tetronyx longicollis Lesson, 1834
- Tetronyx baska Duméril & Bibron, 1835
- Tetraonyx lessonii Duméril & Bibron, 1835
- Tetraonyx longicollis Duméril & Bibron, 1835
- Clemmys (Clemmys) batagur Fitzinger, 1835
- Hydraspis (Tetronyx) lessonii Fitzinger, 1835
- Emys tetraonyx Temminck & Schlegel, 1835
- Tetraonyx batagur Gray, 1844
- Batagur (Batagur) baska Gray, 1856
- Clemmys longicollis Strauch, 1862
- Tetraonyx baska Gray, 1869
- Batagur batagur Lindholm, 1929
- Tetraonyx lessoni Bourret, 1941 (ex errore)
- Batagur ranongensis Nutaphand, 1979
- Batagur basca Anan'eva, 1988 (ex errore)
- Batagur batagur batagur Joseph-Ouni, 2004
- Batagur batagur ranongensis Joseph-Ouni, 2004
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The northern river terrapin (Batagur baska) is a species of riverine turtle native to Southeast Asia. It has been classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List and considered extinct in much of its former range; as of 2018, the population in the wild was estimated at 100 mature individuals.