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As a consequence of the breakdown of the Chinese turtle populations, roofed turtles meanwhile are imported from countries as far away as Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan. . Species Countries of Origin Biological Data Extent of Trade Population Trends Kachuga dhongoka Northern India (Ganges), Nepal 21 to 34 eggs/nest, once a Meanwhile offered in Chinese Declining populations (Choudhury & Bhutpathy, 1993) (1835) Bangladesh (Brahmaputra) year; food markets (imported by in India: “vulnerable” (BCPP, 1997) Three-striped roofed turtle small populations planes); in Bangladesh: ”few” specimen (Sarker & Hossain, 1997) National trade in Nepal IUCN (1996): “near threatened” Kachuga kachuga Northern India (Ganges), 20 to 25 eggs/nest, once a Meanwhile offered in Chinese Population decline in India more than 80 % in 20 years (BCPP, (1831) Bangladesh (Brahmaputra), year; food markets (imported by 1997), in India: “vulnerable” Red-crowned roofed turtle Nepal incubation period: 80 to 86 planes); In Nepal: ”rare” (Shrestha, 1997) days; National trade in Nepal IUCN (1996): “endangered” small populations Kachuga smithii (1863) Northern India (Ganges), Low reproduction rate in Meanwhile offered in Chinese Decreasing populations in Nepal (Ernst et al., 1997) Brown roofed turtle Bangladesh (Brahmaputra), captivity (3 to 11 eggs/ nest, food markets (imported by In India: “lower risk – least concern”, Pakistan (Indus) once a year) planes) globally: “data deficient” (BCPP, 1997), in Bangladesh: ”few” specimen (Sarker & Hossain, 1997) Kachuga sylhetensis India (Northern Bengal, No data No data Population decline in India more than 90 % in 10 years (BCPP, (1870) Himalaya, Punjab, Assam) 1997), in India: “critically endangered”, Assam roofed turtle in Bangladesh ”occasional” IUCN (1996): “data deficient” Kachuga tentoria (1834) India (Mahanadi, Godavari, Low reproduction rate (3 to Meanwhile offered in Chinese Population decline in India more than 20 % in 10 years (BCPP, Indian tent turtle Kistna, Ganges, Chambal), 12 eggs/nest, once a year) food markets (imported by 1997), in India: “vulnerable” Bangladesh (Jamuna), Nepal planes) IUCN (1996): “vulnerable” Kachuga trivittata (1835) Myanmar (Salween-Irawaddy About 25 eggs/nest, once a National trade in Myanmar Dramatically decreased populations (van Dijk, 1997) Burmese roofed turtle river system) year IUCN (1996): “endangered” March 1999