Pangshura
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| Pangshura | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Family: | Geoemydidae |
| Genus: | Pangshura |
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Pangshura is a genus of Geoemydidae turtles found in South Asia. Three members were formerly in the genus Kachuga.[1] A fourth member, Pangshura tatrotia, was described in 2010, but it is only known from Pliocene fossils.[2]
[edit] Species
There are four described species:
- Pangshura smithii - Brown roofed turtle (formerly in Kachuga)
- Pangshura tecta - Indian roofed turtle (formerly in Kachuga)
- Pangshura tentoria - Indian tent turtle (formerly in Kachuga)
- †Pangshura tatrotia (fossil)
- Pangshura sylhetensis - Assam roofed turtle[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Chelonia.org
- ^ Walter G. Joyce; Tyler R. Lyson. (2010). Pangshura tatrotia, a new species of pond turtle (Testudinoidea) from the Pliocene Siwaliks of Pakistan. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 1478-0941, Volume 8, Issue 3, 01 September 2010, Pages 449 – 458.
- ^ Rhodin 2010, p. 000.114
- Bibliography
- Rhodin, Anders G.J.; Paul van Dijk, Peter; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley (2010-12-14). "Turtles of the World 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Conservation Status" (pdf). Archived from the original on 2010-12-15. http://www.webcitation.org/5uzfktoIh. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
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