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Indian tent turtle
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The Indian tent turtle (Pangshura tentoria) is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. The species is found in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh.

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Description

P. tentoria is a small species of turtle, growing to a maximum straight carapace length of 27 cm (11 in).[1][4]

Subspecies

Three subspecies of P. tentoria are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[5]

  • Pangshura tentoria tentoria (Gray, 1834)
  • Pangshura tentoria circumdata (Mertens, 1969)
  • Pangshura tentoria flaviventer (Günther, 1864)

Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Pangshura.

Geographic range

P. tentoria is found in Peninsular India, Nepal, and Bangladesh at elevations below 80 m (260 ft) asl.[1]

  • P. t. tentoriaMahanadi and Godavari river drainages in India (country endemic)
  • P. t. circumdata – upper and central Ganges river drainage in India and southern Nepal
  • P. t. flaviventer – lower Ganges drainage in Bangladesh, India, and southern Nepal

Type locality: "in Indiae Orientalis regione Dukhun [=Deccan] dicta "; restricted by M.A. Smith 1931: 128, to "Dhond, Poona Dist.", India.[5]

Habitat

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]

Reproduction

P. tentoria is oviparous.[1][5]

References

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