Record of Indian Roofed Turtle Pangshura tecta (Reptilia: Testudines: Geoemydidae) from Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, Nepal

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Ashmita Shrestha
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4951-3037
Ramesh Prasad Sapkota
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7100-7339
Kumar Paudel
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2041-3596

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This paper provides a detailed account of Indian Roofed Turtle Pangshura tecta (Gray, 1831) recorded alive from Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, Nepal. 

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