African dwarf mud turtle

The African dwarf mud turtle (Pelusios nanus) is a species of turtle in the family Pelomedusidae. It is endemic to Africa : in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, and Zambia.[1]

African dwarf mud turtle
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Pleurodira
Family: Pelomedusidae
Genus: Pelusios
Species:
P. nanus
Binomial name
Pelusios nanus
Synonyms[2]
  • Pelusios adansonii nanus – Wermuth & Mertens, 1977
  • Pelusios adansoni nanus – Obst, 1985

References
  1. Rhodin et al. 2011, p. 000.215.
  2. Fritz & Havaš 2007, p. 348.

Bibliography
  • Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Roger, Bour (31 December 2011). "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 22 January 2012.
  • Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (31 October 2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2010.


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