One very rarely sees a reptilian troika.
Unsurprisingly, Batagur dhongoka – this post’s critically endangered species – is this little series’ sole reptile.
The behaviour depicted is characteristic…and it greatly boosts a human’s chances of enjoying a proper look, even taking a reasonable photo…
Three-striped roofed turtles are semi-aquatic – they like to spend a deal of their days basking on rivers’ sandbanks or exposed, sun-warmed rocks.
They are native to some of the more major rivers in the Ganges and Brahmaputra system.
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Photo is copyright Doug Spencer, taken at 3.54 pm on 03 February 2020 on the Chambal River, in the National Chambal Sanctuary.
Jointly administered by three north Indian states – Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh – this sanctuary is best known as the primary refuge for the Ganges Gharial.
The Gharial will get a multi-image post of its own before this year’s end, I promise.