Scientific Name: Pangshura tentoria (Gray, 1834)
English Name: Indian Tent Turtle, Tent Turtle
Local/Bangla Name: Majhari Kaitta (মাঝারি কাইট্টা)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Geoemydidae
Description:
The carapace is olivaceous, featuring a longitudinal pink line along the middle. The plastron is pinkish or yellowish-beige color, either unpatterned or with a small black spot on each axillary and inguinal scute. The head is small with a projecting snout, black above, and a small pink spot behind the eyes. The neck is adorned with a few thin-yellow fine longitudinal lines. Limbs are unpatterned and have transversely enlarged scales.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
In Bangladesh, it is extensively found in both large and small rivers, as well as lowland areas.
Environment:
Freshwater
References:
Kabir SMH, Ahmad M., Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Ahmed ZU, Begum, ZNT, Hassan MΑ, and Khondker M (2009) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 25. Amphibians and Reptiles. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka 204 pp
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