Thai Turtle Rediscovery

Thai villagers have caught a river terrapin turtle that was thought to be extinct in the country, the World Wide Fund for Nature-Thailand announced this week.

The female turtle – known for its egg-shaped shell and upturned snout – was found January 3, 2007, in a mangrove canal in Phang Nga province on the country’s Andaman coast. It was the first time the turtle species has been found in Thailand in two decades.

The mangrove terrapin (Batagur baska) found is pictured below:

Thailand River Terrapin