African forest turtle
Appearance
African forest 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. gabonensis
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Binomial name | |
Pelusios gabonensis | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Pentonyx gabonensis - Duméril, 1856 |
The African forest turtle (Pelusios gabonensis) is a species of turtle in the family Pelomedusidae. It is endemic to Africa, where it can be found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Tanzania, and Uganda[1]
References
- ^ a b Rhodin 2011, p. 000.215
- ^ a b Fritz 2007, p. 348
Bibliography
- Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, 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 2012-01-22.
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Wikispecies has information related to Pelusios gabonensis.
Categories:
- Pelusios
- Turtles of Africa
- Reptiles of Angola
- Vertebrates of Burundi
- Reptiles of Cameroon
- Reptiles of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Vertebrates of Equatorial Guinea
- Reptiles of Gabon
- Reptiles of the Republic of the Congo
- Reptiles of Tanzania
- Reptiles of Uganda
- Reptiles described in 1856
- Taxa named by Gabriel Bibron
- Taxa named by André Marie Constant Duméril
- Turtle stubs