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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.

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Testudines
Suborder:Cryptodira
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Indian tent turtle
P. t. tentoria
Chambal River, Uttar Pradesh, India
CITES Appendix II [2]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Family: Geoemydidae
Genus: Pangshura
Species:
P. tentoria
Binomial name
Pangshura tentoria
(Gray, 1834)
Synonyms[1][3]
Pangshura tentoria tentoria
  • Emys tentoria
    Gray, 1834
  • Batagur (Pangshura) tentoria
    — Gray, 1856
  • ? Emys namadicus
    Theobald, 1860 (nomen nudum)
  • Clemmys tentoria
    — Strauch, 1862
  • Pangshura tentoria
    — Günther, 1864
  • Pangshura tentori [sic]
    Theobald, 1868 (ex errore)
  • Pangshura tentorium
    — Gray, 1869
  • Emys (Pangshura) tectum var. intermedia
    Blanford, 1870
  • Cuchoa tentoria
    — Gray, 1870
  • Pangshura leithii
    Gray, 1870
  • ? Emys namadica
    — Boulenger, 1889
  • Kachuga intermedia
    — Boulenger, 1889
  • Kachuga tectum intermedia
    — Annandale, 1912
  • Kachuga tectum tentoria
    — M.A. Smith, 1931
  • Kachuga tecta tentoria
    — Mertens, L. Müller & Rust, 1934
  • Kachuga tentoria tentoria
    — Pritchard, 1979
  • Pangshura tentoria tentoria
    — Das, 2001
  • Kachuga tentnria [sic]
    Artner, 2003 (ex errore)
Pangshura tentoria circumdata
  • Kachuga tecta circumdata
    Mertens, 1969
  • Kachuga tecta circumbata [sic]
    Thelwall, 1971 (ex errore)
  • Kachuga tentoria circumdata
    — Pritchard, 1979
  • Pangshura tentoria circumdata
    — Das, 2001
Pangshura tentoria flaviventer
  • Pangshura flaviventer
    Günther, 1864
  • Cuchoa flaviventris [sic]
    Gray, 1870 (ex errore)
  • Kachuga tecta flaviventer
    — Mertens, 1969
  • Kachuga tentoria flaviventer
    — Moll, 1987
  • Pangshura tentoria flaviventer
    — Das, 2001
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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. 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.[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]

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