Three-striped roofed turtle | |
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Live hatchling Batagur dhongoka | |
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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. dhongoka |
Binomial name | |
Batagur dhongoka | |
Synonyms [4] | |
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