West African black turtle

West African black turtle
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Pleurodira
Family:	Pelomedusidae
Genus:	Pelusios
Species:	P. niger
Binomial name
	Pelusios niger; Duméril and Bibron, 1835[1][2]
Synonyms[2]
	Sternotherus niger – Duméril & Bibron, 1835; Sternothaerus niger – Gray, 1856; Sternothaerus oxyrhinus – Boulenger, 1897;

The West African black turtle (Pelusios niger) is a species of turtle in the family Pelomedusidae. It is endemic to Africa, in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Nigeria.[1]

References

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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

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