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Turtle Species
Assam Roofed Turtle
Pangshura sylhetensis
- Scientific namePangshura sylhetensis
- Japanese nameアッサムセタカガメ
- FamilyAsian pond turtles (Geoemydidae)
- Max carapace length21 cm
- Longest recorded lifespan140 years
- LifestyleAquatic
- Conservation status (IUCN)CR — Critically Endangered
- iNaturalist observations121
About this species
The Assam roofed turtle or Sylhet roofed turtle 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.
Source: Wikipedia「Assam roofed turtle」 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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