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, | |
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| 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 |
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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
- "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. 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
- 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.
Family Geoemydidae | ||||
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| †Banhxeochelys | ||||
| Batagur | ||||
| Cuora | ||||
| Cyclemys | ||||
| †Echmatemys |
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| Geoclemys | ||||
| Geoemyda | ||||
| Hardella | ||||
| Heosemys | ||||
| Leucocephalon | ||||
| Malayemys | ||||
| Mauremys | ||||
| Melanochelys | ||||
| Morenia | ||||
| Notochelys | ||||
| Orlitia | ||||
| Pangshura | ||||
| Rhinoclemmys | ||||
| Sacalia | ||||
| Siebenrockiella | ||||
| Vijayachelys | ||||
Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on turtles of the world 2017 update: Annotated checklist and atlas of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status. †=Extinct. | ||||
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