Indian Roofed Turtle
Pangshura tecta
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassTestudines
- FamilyGeoemydidae (Eurasian Pond, River, and Neotropical Wood Turtles)
- GenusPangshura
- SpeciesPangshura tecta (Indian Roofed Turtle)
Closest Relatives at Kaziranga National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Indian Roofed Turtle in Kaziranga National Park?
About 24% of visitor-days record a Indian Roofed Turtle sighting in Kaziranga National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Indian Roofed Turtle in Kaziranga National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Indian Roofed Turtle in Kaziranga National Park in our monthly data.