Pangshura sylhetensis
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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 (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.
The species has a triangular and elevated carapace with a prominent spiked keel and 26 strongly serrated marginal plates. The carapace is olive brown, with a lighter (yellowish to beige) keel. The head is small and has a weakly hooked upper jaw; a narrow pink stripe runs from the back of each eye to the middle of the back of the head. Adults may attain a maximum length of 20.5 cm, although body sizes of 16 cm are more common.
The species' local names include dura kaso (দূৰা কাছ) in Assamese, śiloṭi xaṭua (ꠍꠤꠟꠐꠤ ꠇꠣꠐꠥꠀ) in Sylheti, kãṭa kachim (কাঁটা কাছিম) in Bengali. The species occurs in the north-eastern and south-eastern parts of Bangladesh (Sylhet), in India (Assam) and possibly in Bhutan. It is found in terrestrial and freshwater habitats in areas with upland tropical moist forest, and fast-flowing streams and... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report an Assam Roofed Turtle sighting in Kaziranga National Park on a given day, based on 35 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 8 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report an Assam Roofed Turtle in Kaziranga National Park on a given day, against about 10% in June and October, the lowest months. That is one of Kaziranga National Park's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 520 mm in June.
Between 4 and 7 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Assam Roofed Turtle sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Kaziranga National Park, in our data
Kaziranga National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Assam Roofed Turtle sightings: about 50% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Assam Roofed Turtle is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Kaziranga National Park (35 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
