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Despite its name, the color of its upper shell or carapace can vary from reddish to dark brown and black with yellow streaks running along its length. The underside or plastron is uniformly brown in color. The face of this turtle may have yellow or orange marks and spots, with color varying between subspecies.
The name "terrapin" is derived from torope, a word in an Algonquian language [1] that referred to the species Malaclemys terrapin (the Diamondback terrapin). It appears that the term became part of common usage during the colonial era of North America and was carried back to Great Britain.
Pangshura is a genus of geoemydid turtles endemic to South Asia. Its member species were formerly in the obsolete genus Kachuga . [ 2 ] A fifth member, Pangshura tatrotia , was described in 2010, but it is only known from Pliocene fossils.
The black pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii), also known commonly as the spotted pond turtle and the Indian spotted turtle, is a species of freshwater turtle in the family Geoemydidae. The species, which is endemic to South Asia , [ 4 ] belongs to the monotypic genus Geoclemys .
2.1.5.4.1 Chitra indica (Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle / ചിത്രയാമ) 3 Order: Squamata (scaled reptiles) Toggle Order: Squamata (scaled reptiles) subsection
Black turtle may refer to: Black Tortoise, the Chinese constellations and Chinese astronomical sign; Green sea turtle, a sea turtle also known as the black turtle or black sea turtle; Indian black turtle, a species of turtle found in South Asia; West African black turtle, a species of turtle in the family Pelomedusidae, endemic to Africa
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The Assam roofed turtle or Sylhet roofed turtle (Pangshura sylhetensis) is a turtle species of the family Geoemydidae found in the Brahmaputra-Meghna drainage in India and parts of eastern Bangladesh. It was formerly placed in the genus Batagur and the defunct genus Kachuga.