29th issue
Contributed By:-
Dr. Chittaranjan Baruah
Assistant Professor (Stage III), Postgraduate Department of Zoology,
Darrang College, Tezpur – 784001, Assam, India
Batagur dhongoka
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It is locally known as Tinipatia Dura in Assam. Batagur dhongoka, the three-striped roofed turtle attains a length of 48 cm and has a modest vertebral kill, which reaches its highest development on the second and the third vertebral scutes. The species has been reported from Assam. Carapaces of the dead individuals have been observed in Kaziranga National Park and Chandubi beel areas of Assam. Clutch size is 20 to 35 eggs, which are laid in March to April, along the edges of the rivers or in midriver sandbanks. The species is mostly herbivorous in nature.