Pelusios
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| Pelusios castaneus | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Family: | Pelomedusidae |
| Genus: | Pelusios |
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Pelusios is a genus of African side-necked turtle. Several species have been described and there are probably numerous undescribed species. The taxonomy of the genus is very confused as these species show many local variations. They are found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar and the Seychelles islands. Species include:
- Pelusios adansonii
- Pelusios bechuanicus
- Pelusios broadleyi
- Pelusios carinatus
- Pelusios castaneus
- Pelusios castanoides (subspecies Pelusios castanoides intergularis & Pelusios castanoides intergularis)
- Pelusios chapini[1]
- Pelusios cupulatta
- Pelusios gabonensis
- Pelusios marani
- Pelusios nanus
- Pelusios niger
- Pelusios rhodesianus
- Pelusios seychellensis (extinct)
- Pelusios sinuatus
- Pelusios subniger (subspecies Pelusios subniger subniger & Pelusios subniger parietalis)
- Pelusios upembae
- Pelusios williamsi (subspecies Pelusios williamsi williamsi, Pelusios williamsi laurenti & Pelusios williamsi lutescens)
[edit] Notes
- ^ Bruce G. Marcot, "Two Turtles from Western Democratic Republic of the Congo: Pelusios chapini and Kinixys erosa." Includes photos.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Pelusios |
- ARKive - images and movies of the East African black mud turtle (Pelusios subniger)
- Pelusios.com - [1]
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