African keeled mud turtle

African keeled mud turtle
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Pelomedusidae
Genus: Pelusios
Species: P. carinatus
Binomial name
Pelusios carinatus[1][2]
Laurent, 1956[1][2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Pelusios carinatus Laurent, 1956

The African keeled mud turtle (Pelusios carinatus) is a species of turtle in the Pelomedusidae family. It is endemic to Africa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, and Gabon[1]

References

Bibliography

Wikispecies has information related to: Pelusios carinatus
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, October 09, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.