Pangshura is a genus of geoemydid turtles endemic to South Asia. Its member species were formerly in the obsolete genus Kachuga.[2] A fifth member, Pangshura tatrotia, was described in 2010, but it is only known from Pliocene fossils.[3]
| Pangshura Temporal range: Pliocene–recent,
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| Pangshura tecta, Indian roofed turtle | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
| Family: | Geoemydidae |
| Subfamily: | Geoemydinae |
| Genus: | Pangshura Gray, 1856 |
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Species edit
The described species are:[4][1]
- Pangshura smithii – brown roofed turtle
- Pangshura sylhetensis – Assam roofed turtle[5]
- Pangshura tecta – Indian roofed turtle
- Pangshura tentoria – Indian tent turtle
- †Pangshura tatrotia (fossil)
References edit
- ^ a b "Pangshura Gray 1856". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ 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. Bibcode:2010JSPal...8..449J. doi:10.1080/14772019.2010.500879. S2CID 54803213.
- ^ Pangshura at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 October 2023.
- ^ Rhodin 2010, p. 000.114
External links edit
- 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 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-12-15.