Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: December 31st, 2022.




 



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Genus
Pangshura

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Roofed Turtles
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Dachschildkröten
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Tagskildpadder
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1856 |  |
Pangshura Gray (type species: Emys tecta Gray 1831) |
1870 |  |
Cuchoa Gray (type species: Emys tentoria Gray 1834; syn. Fritz & Havas 2006) |
1870 |  |
Emia Gray (type species: Batagur smithii Gray 1863; syn. Fritz & Havas 2006) |
1870 |  |
Jerdonella Gray (type species: Pangshura sylhetensis Jerdon 1870; syn. Fritz & Havas 2006) |

Contents:
4 species, none of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subgenus of Kachuga (now a synonym of
Batagur). Elevated to status as a separate genus by Das (2001), and later confirmed by Spinks, Shaffer, Iverson & McCord (2004).
Distribution:
S. Asia.
Reported from:
Bangladesh,
Bhutan,
India
(Andhra Pradesh,
Arunachal Pradesh,
Assam,
Bihar,
Chhattisgarh,
Delhi,
Gujarat,
Haryana,
Himachal Pradesh,
Jammu & Kashmir,
Jharkhand,
Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra,
Manipur,
Meghalaya,
Mizoram,
Nagaland,
Odisha,
Punjab,
Rajasthan,
Telangana,
Uttar Pradesh,
Uttarakhand,
West Bengal),
Nepal,
Pakistan.
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Pangshura smithii

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Brown Roofed Turtle, Brown River Turtle, Chapant, (Smith's Terrapin)
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Smiths Dachschildkröte
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Brun Tagskildpadde
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1863 |  |
Batagur smithii Gray |
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Pangshura smithii Günther 1864 |
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Clemmys smithii Strauch 1865 |
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Emia smithii Gray 1870 |
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Kachuga smithii Boulenger 1889 |
1987 |  |
Kachuga smithii pallidipes Moll |
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Pangshura smithii pallidipes Das 2001 |

Other common names:
pallidipes: Pale-footed Roofed Turtle
smithi: Common Brown Roofed Turtle
Distribution:
Bangladesh,
India
(Assam,
Bihar,
Delhi,
Himachal Pradesh,
Jammu & Kashmir,
Jharkhand,
Punjab,
Uttar Pradesh,
Uttarakhand,
West Bengal),
Nepal,
Pakistan.
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Pangshura sylhetensis

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Assam Roofed Turtle, Khasi Hills Terrapin
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Assam-Dachschildkröte
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Assam-tagskildpadde
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1870 |  |
Pangshura sylhetensis Jerdon |
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Jerdonella sylhetensis Gray 1870 |
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Kachuga sylhetensis Boulenger 1889 |

Remarks:
Claimed to occur in Bhutan by Ahmed, Das & Dutta (2009), however, it was not included by Wangyal, Wangchuk & Das (2012),
although these authors did consider the species likely to occur in the country.
Subsequently confirmed for the country by Wangyal, Bower, Sherub, Tshewang, Wangdi & al. (2020).
Distribution:
Bangladesh,
Bhutan,
India
(Arunachal Pradesh,
Assam,
Meghalaya,
Mizoram,
Nagaland,
West Bengal).
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Pangshura tecta

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Indian Roofed Turtle, Indian Pond Turtle, Indian Sawback, Roof Sawback
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Indische Dachschildkröte
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Indisk Tagskildpadde
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1831 |  |
Emys tecta Gray |
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Clemmys tecta Fitzinger 1835 |
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Batagur tecta Gray 1856 |
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Pangshura tecta Günther 1864 |
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Kachuga tectum Boulenger 1889 |
1831 |  |
Emys trigibbosa Lesson (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
1870 |  |
Pangshura ventricosa Gray (Fritz & Havas 2006) |

Remarks:
Although reported to occur in Jammu & Kashmir by many authors (e.g., Das 2001; Duda, Dutta & Sahi 1977; Frazier & Das 1994; Moll 1987; Sahi & Duda 1985, 1996),
the state is excluded herein, following Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk (2017).
Distribution:
Bangladesh,
India
(Arunachal Pradesh,
Assam,
Bihar,
Chhattisgarh,
Delhi,
Gujarat,
Haryana,
Madhya Pradesh,
Meghalaya,
Mizoram,
Odisha,
Punjab,
Rajasthan,
Uttar Pradesh,
Uttarakhand,
West Bengal),
Nepal,
Pakistan.
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Pangshura tentoria

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Indian Tent Turtle, Deccan Sawback Terrapin
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Ostindische Dachschildkröte
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Indisk Teltskildpadde
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1834 |  |
Emys tentoria Gray |
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Batagur tentoria Gray 1856 |
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Clemmys tentoria Strauch 1862 |
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Pangshura tentoria Günther 1864 |
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Cuchoa tentoria Gray 1870 |
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Kachuga tectum tentoria Smith 1931 |
1864 |  |
Pangshura flaviventer Günther |
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Cuchoa flaviventris [sic] Gray 1870 |
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Kachuga tecta flaviventer Mertens 1969 |
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Kachuga tentoria flaviventer Moll 1987 |
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Pangshura tentoria flaviventer Das 2001 |
1870 |  |
Emys tectum var. intermedia Blanford (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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Kachuga intermedia Boulenger 1889 |
1870 |  |
Pangshura leithii Gray (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
1969 |  |
Kachuga tecta circumdata Mertens |
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Kachuga tentoria circumdata Pritchard 1979 |
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Pangshura tentoria circumdata Das 2001 |

Other common names:
circumdata: Pink-ringed Tent Turtle
flaviventer: Yellow-bellied Tent Turtle
tentoria: Common Indian Tent Turtle
Remarks:
Schleich & Kästle (2002) regarded flaviventer as a separate species.
Fritz & Havas (2006) retained it as a subspecies of tentoria, due to lack of evidence.
Considered regionally extinct in Gujarat (Patel & Vyas 2019).
Distribution:
Bangladesh,
India
(Andhra Pradesh,
Assam,
Bihar,
Chhattisgarh,
Jammu & Kashmir,
Jharkhand,
Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra,
Manipur,
Mizoram,
Odisha,
Rajasthan,
Telangana,
Uttar Pradesh,
Uttarakhand,
West Bengal),
Nepal.
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