P. tentoria is a small species of turtle, growing to a maximum straight carapace length of 27 cm (11 in).

[5] Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Pangshura.

P. tentoria is found in Peninsular India, Nepal, and Bangladesh at elevations below 80 m (260 ft) asl.

[1] Type locality: "in Indiae Orientalis regione Dukhun [=Deccan] dicta "; restricted by M.A.

[5] P. tentoria is primarily a riverine turtle that occurs in both small and large rivers.