Williams' mud turtle
| Williams' mud turtle | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Family: | Pelomedusidae |
| Genus: | Pelusios |
| Species: | P. williamsi |
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| Pelusios williamsi[1][2] Laurent, 1965[1][2] | |
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Williams' mud turtle (Pelusios williamsi) is a species of turtles in the Pelomedusidae family endemic to Africa. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda in Africa.[1]
Subspecies
- P. w. williamsi Laurent, 1956 - Lake Victoria mud turtle
- P. w. laurenti Bour, 1984 - Ukerewe Island mud turtle
- P. w. lutescens Laurent, 1956 - Albert Nile mud turtle[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Rhodin 2011, p. 000.216.
- 1 2 3 Fritz 2007, p. 350.
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". Chelonian Research Monographs 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-22. Cite uses deprecated parameter
|coauthors=(help) - Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007-10-31). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Archived from the original (pdf) on 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2010-12-29. Cite uses deprecated parameter
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