African keeled mud turtle
Appearance
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African keeled mud turtle | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Pleurodira |
Family: | Pelomedusidae |
Genus: | Pelusios |
Species: | P. carinatus
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Binomial name | |
Pelusios carinatus | |
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The African keeled mud turtle (Pelusios carinatus) is a species of turtle in the family Pelomedusidae. It is endemic to central Africa : the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, and Gabon.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Rhodin et al. 2011, p. 000.215
- ^ a b Fritz & Havaš 2007, p. 346
Bibliography
[edit]Wikispecies has information related to Pelusios carinatus.
- Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Iverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Roger, Bour (2011-12-31). "Turtles of the world, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status" (PDF). Chelonian Research Monographs. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-31.
- Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007-10-31). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2010-12-29.