The Indian tent turtle (Pangshura tentoria) is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. The species is found in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh.
Indian tent turtle | |
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P. t. tentoria Chambal River, Uttar Pradesh, India | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
Family: | Geoemydidae |
Genus: | Pangshura |
Species: | P. tentoria
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Binomial name | |
Pangshura tentoria (Gray, 1834)
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Synonyms[1][3] | |
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P. tentoria is a small species of turtle, growing to a maximum straight carapace length of 27 cm (11 in).[1][4]
Three subspecies of P. tentoria are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[5]
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Pangshura.
P. tentoria is found in Peninsular India, Nepal, and Bangladesh at elevations below 80 m (260 ft) asl.[1]
Type locality: "in Indiae Orientalis regione Dukhun [=Deccan] dicta "; restricted by M.A. Smith 1931: 128, to "Dhond, Poona Dist.", India.[5]
P. tentoria is primarily a riverine turtle that occurs in both small and large rivers. They bask on rocks and tree snags. Females are largely herbivores while males and juveniles are more carnivorous.[1]