Indian roofed turtle

Indian roofed turtle
	Indian roofed turtle in KNP Bharatpur
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
	CITES Appendix I (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Geoemydidae
Genus:	Pangshura
Species:	P. tecta
Binomial name
	Pangshura tecta; (Gray, 1831)
Synonyms
	Emys tectum Gray, 1830; Emys tecta Gray, 1831; Testudo dura Hamilton, 1831 (nomen nudum); Testudo katuya Hamilton, 1831 (nomen nudum); Testudo khagraskata Hamilton, 1831 (nomen nudum); Emys trigibbosa Lesson, 1831; Clemmys (Clemmys) tecta Fitzinger, 1835; Batagur (Pangshura) tecta Gray, 1856; Emys namadicus Theobald, 1860 (nomen nudum); Clemmys tectum Strauch, 1862; Pangshura tecta Günther, 1864; Pangshura tectum Theobald, 1868; Pangshura dura Gray, 1869; Pangshura ventricosa Gray, 1870; Emys namadica Boulenger, 1889; Kachuga tectum Boulenger, 1889; Kachuga tecta Lindholm, 1929; Kachuga tectum tectum Smith, 1931; Kachuga tecta tecta Mertens, Müller & Rust, 1934;

The Indian roofed turtle (Pangshura tecta) is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. It can be distinguished by the distinct "roof" at the topmost part of the shell. It is found in the major rivers of South Asia. It is a common pet in the Indian Subcontinent.

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