Pangshura Explained

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
• Pangshura tecta – Indian roofed turtle
• Pangshura tentoria – Indian tent turtle
• †Pangshura tatrotia (fossil)

External links

• Photos at Chelonia.org
• Web site: Turtles of the World 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Conservation Status . 2010-12-14 . 2010-12-15 . Rhodin . Anders G.J. . van Dijk . Peter Paul . Inverson . John B. . Shaffer . H. Bradley . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717125632/http://www.iucn-tftsg.org/wp-content/uploads/file/Accounts/crm_5_000_checklist_v3_2010.pdf . 2011-07-17 . dead .

Notes and References

1. http://www.chelonia.org/byspecies.htm Chelonia.org
2. Joyce . Walter G. . Lyson . Tyler R. . amp . 2010 . Pangshura tatrotia, a new species of pond turtle (Testudinoidea) from the Pliocene Siwaliks of Pakistan . Journal of Systematic Palaeontology . 8 . 3 . 449–458 . 10.1080/14772019.2010.500879. 2010JSPal...8..449J . 54803213 .