Brown roofed turtle
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P. smithii
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Pangshura smithii |
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The brown roofed turtle (Pangshura smithii) is a species of the Geoemydidae family of turtles found in South Asia.
- Races
- P. s. smithii is found in the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra River drainages in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan.
- P. s. pallidipes is found in the northern tributaries of the Ganges in India and Nepal.
References
This article incorporates text from Reptilia and Batrachia, Volume 10, by George Albert Boulenger, a publication from 1890 now in the public domain in the United States.
- Auffenberg, Walter;Khan, Naeem Ahmed (1991). Studies of Pakistan reptiles: Notes on Kachuga smithi Hamadryad 16: 25-29.
- Gray, J.E. (1863). Notice of a new species of Batagur. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1863: 253.
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