Ivory Coast mud turtle

The Ivory Coast mud turtle (Pelusios cupulatta) is a species of turtle in the family Pelomedusidae. It is one of the most recently described turtle species. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Ghana, Togo and Benin.[1]

Ivory Coast mud turtle
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Pleurodira
Family: Pelomedusidae
Genus: Pelusios
Species:
P. cupulatta
Binomial name
Pelusios cupulatta
Bour and Maran, 2003[1][2]
Synonyms[2]

None

References
  1. Rhodin 2011, p. 000.215
  2. 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.
  • Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007-10-31). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2010-12-29.


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