Indian Tent Turtle
Pangshura tentoria
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassTestudines
- FamilyGeoemydidae (Eurasian Pond, River, and Neotropical Wood Turtles)
- GenusPangshura
- SpeciesPangshura tentoria (Indian Tent Turtle)
About the Indian Tent Turtle
The Indian tent turtle (Pangshura tentoria), or Indian gamp turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. The species is found in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh. P. tentoria is a small species of turtle, growing to a maximum straight carapace length of 27 cm (11 in).
Three subspecies of P. tentoria are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. 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. P. tentoria is found in Peninsular India, Nepal, and Bangladesh at elevations below 80 m (260 ft) asl. P. t. tentoria – Mahanadi 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... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Indian Tent Turtle in Kaziranga National Park
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India |