Assam Roofed Turtle
Pangshura sylhetensis
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Testudines
- Family
- Geoemydidae
The Assam roofed turtle or Sylhet roofed turtle (Pangshura sylhetensis) is a turtle species of the family Geoemydidae found in the Brahmaputra-Meghna drainage in (Assam), Terai Arc Landscape region of India and parts of eastern Bangladesh (Sylhet). It was formerly placed in the genus Batagur and the defunct genus Kachuga. Description The species has a triangular and elevated carapace with a prominent spiked keel and 26 strongly serrated marginal plates.
Pangshura sylhetensis est une espèce de tortues de la famille des Geoemydidae. Répartition Cette espèce se rencontre : en Inde dans les États d'Arunachal Pradesh, d'Assam, du Meghalaya, du Mizoram et du Nagaland; au Bangladesh. Publication originale Jerdon, 1870 : Notes on Indian Herpetology.
Pangshura sylhetensis es una especie de tortuga de la familia Geoemydidae. Habita en ríos y arroyos de aguas rápidas en el noreste de la India y Bangladés. Posiblemente también se encuentre en Bután.
Distribution
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