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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Vertebrata

Suborder
  
Cryptodira

Scientific name
  
Pangshura smithii

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Testudines

Family
  
Geoemydidae

Higher classification
  
Pangshura

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Similar
  
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The brown roofed turtle (Pangshura smithii ) is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. The species is endemic to South Asia. Two subspecies are recognized.

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Etymology

The specific name, smithii, is in honor of Scottish zoologist Andrew Smith.

Subspecies and geographic ranges

Two subspecies are recognized, including the nominotypical subspecies.

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  • P. s. smithii (Gray, 1863), is found in the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra River drainages in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan.
  • P. s. pallidipes (Moll, 1987), is found in the northern tributaries of the Ganges in India and Nepal.

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    References

    Brown roofed turtle Wikipedia
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