Central African mud turtle
Appearance
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Central African 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. chapini
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Binomial name | |
Pelusios chapini | |
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The Central African mud turtle (Pelusios chapini) is a species of turtle in the family Pelomedusidae. The species is endemic to Central Africa.
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, chapini, is in honor of American ornithologist James Paul Chapin.[4]
Geographic range
[edit]Pelusios chapini is found in the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, and Uganda[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Rhodin et al. 2011, p. 000.215
- ^ a b Fritz & Havaš 2007, pp. 347–348
- ^ Species Pelusios chapini at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Pelusios chapini, p. 52).
Bibliography
[edit]- 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.
Further reading
[edit]- Laurent RF (1965). "A contribution to the knowledge of the genus Pelusios (Wagler)". Annales du Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique, Sciences Zoologiques, Eighth Series 135: 1-33. (Pelusios castaneus chapini, new subspecies, p. 21).
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