Pangshura

Pangshura
	Pangshura tecta, ; Indian roofed turtle
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Family:	Geoemydidae
Genus:	Pangshura; Gray, 1856
Species
	see article.

Pangshura is a genus of geoemydid turtles endemic to South Asia. Its member species were formerly in the obsolete genus Kachuga.^[1] A fifth member, Pangshura tatrotia, was described in 2010, but it is only known from Pliocene fossils.^[2]

Species

The described species are:

Pangshura smithii - brown roofed turtle
Pangshura sylhetensis - Assam roofed turtle^[3]
Pangshura tecta - Indian roofed turtle
Pangshura tentoria - Indian tent turtle
†Pangshura tatrotia (fossil)

References

^ Chelonia.org
^ Joyce, Walter G.; Lyson, Tyler R. (2010). "Pangshura tatrotia, a new species of pond turtle (Testudinoidea) from the Pliocene Siwaliks of Pakistan". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 8 (3): 449–458. doi:10.1080/14772019.2010.500879. ISSN 1477-2019.
^ Rhodin 2010, p. 000.114

External links

Photos at Chelonia.org
Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; 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 (pdf) on 2010-12-15. Retrieved 2010-12-15. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[1] Chelonia.org

[2] Joyce, Walter G.; Lyson, Tyler R. (2010). "Pangshura tatrotia, a new species of pond turtle (Testudinoidea) from the Pliocene Siwaliks of Pakistan". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 8 (3): 449–458. doi:10.1080/14772019.2010.500879. ISSN 1477-2019.

[Rhodin114-3] Rhodin 2010, p. 000.114

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