Pangshura

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, 5.332–0 Ma[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Pangshura tecta, Indian roofed turtle
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Geoemydidae
Subfamily:	Geoemydinae
Genus:	Pangshura Gray, 1856
Species
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Species

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

1. "Pangshura Gray 1856". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
2. Chelonia.org
3. 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.
4. Pangshura at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 October 2023.
5. 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 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-12-15.