The Badaku turtle

The Badaku turtle is the largest in Asia One of the freshwater turtles. They live in the tributaries and estuaries of the Andaman Coast, from Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, to Sumatra in Indonesia, as well as in the South China Sea, the Gulf of Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. This turtle feeds on the seeds of mangroves and other coastal tree species. Some smaller turtles also eat shrimps and crabs.

The Badaku turtle has a small head, an upturned mouth, webbed feet, and 4 claws. The body and shell are brown and black, and the abdomen is slightly lighter in color. The end of each year, from November to January of the following year, is the egg-laying period for mangrove turtles. During the egg-laying season, female mangrove turtles swim upstream to lay their eggs on undisturbed dunes and sandy shores. Female turtles lay eggs in 2 to 3 holes and can lay about 20 eggs. It takes about 2 months for the eggs to hatch.

Chinese correct name:Badaku Wogui

Chinese common name:Tide turtle; also known as mangrove turtle

English name:Batagur

Latin name: baska

Geographical distribution: Distributed in Southeast Asian countries. Mangrove

Maintenance Level: Appendix I of the International Transaction Contract

Classification position:Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrates, Class Crestozoa, Order Turtles, Suborder Chelyonidae, Chelonidae, Freshwater Turtles, Genus Tetras, Badaku My turtle

Price:Unknown, the market situation is difficult to see.

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