Indian roofed turtle

Indian roofed turtle
Indian roofed turtle in KNP Bharatpur
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Geoemydidae
Genus: Pangshura
Species:
P. tecta
Binomial name
Pangshura tecta
(Gray, 1831)
Synonyms[3]
List
  • Emys tectum Gray, 1830
  • Emys tecta Gray, 1831
  • Testudo dura Hamilton, 1831 (nomen nudum)
  • Testudo katuya Hamilton, 1831 (nomen nudum)
  • Testudo khagraskata Hamilton, 1831 (nomen nudum)
  • Emys trigibbosa Lesson, 1831
  • Clemmys (Clemmys) tecta Fitzinger, 1835
  • Batagur (Pangshura) tecta Gray, 1856
  • Emys namadicus Theobald, 1860 (nomen nudum)
  • Clemmys tectum Strauch, 1862
  • Pangshura tecta Günther, 1864
  • Pangshura tectum Theobald, 1868
  • Pangshura dura Gray, 1869
  • Pangshura ventricosa Gray, 1870
  • Emys namadica Boulenger, 1889
  • Kachuga tectum Boulenger, 1889
  • Kachuga tecta Lindholm, 1929
  • Kachuga tectum tectum Smith, 1931
  • Kachuga tecta tecta Mertens, Müller & Rust, 1934

The Indian roofed turtle (Pangshura tecta) is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. It can be distinguished by the distinct "roof" at the topmost part of the shell. It is found in the major rivers of South Asia. It is a common pet in the Indian Subcontinent.

  1. ^ Ahmed, M.F.; Praschag, P.; Singh, S. (2021). "Pangshura tecta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T46370A3005714. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T46370A3005714.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 239–240. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895. ISSN 1864-5755.