Indian tent turtle
The Indian tent turtle is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. The species is endemic to India and Bangladesh.Description
P. tentoria is a small species of turtle, growing to a maximum straight carapace length of.Subspecies
Three subspecies of P. tentoria are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.
- Pangshura tentoria tentoria
- Pangshura tentoria circumdata
- Pangshura tentoria flaviventer
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 and Bangladesh.
Type locality: "in Indiae Orientalis regione Dukhun dicta "; restricted by M.A. Smith 1931: 128, to "Dhond, Poona Dist.", India.Habitat
The preferred habitats of P. tentoria are freshwater rivers and swamps.Reproduction
P. tentoria is oviparous.
