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Hinged Terrapins
Pelusios
Pelusios is a genus of African side-necked turtles. With 17 described species, it is one of the most diverse genera of the turtle order (Testudines).
18 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 18 known species
Serrated Hinged Terrapin
speciesPelusios sinuatus
West African Mud Turtle
speciesPelusios castaneus
East African Black Mud Turtle
speciesPelusios subniger
Yellowbelly Mud Turtle
speciesPelusios castanoides
Mashona Hinged Terrapin
speciesPelusios rhodesianus
Okavango Mud Turtle
speciesPelusios bechuanicus
Gabon hinged terrapin
speciesPelusios gabonensis
Adanson’s Turtle
speciesPelusios adansonii
West African Black Forest Turtle
speciesPelusios niger
African Dwarf Mud Turtle
speciesPelusios nanus
Williams’ African Mud Turtle
speciesPelusios williamsi
Central African Mud Turtle
speciesPelusios chapini
African Keeled Mud Turtle
speciesPelusios carinatus
Lake Turkana Hinged Terrapin
speciesPelusios broadleyi
Ivory Coast Mud Turtle
speciesPelusios cupulatta
Gabon Mud Turtle
speciesPelusios marani
Upemba Mud Turtle
speciesPelusios upembae
Pelusios hyneki
speciesPelusios hyneki
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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Every page naming Pelusios in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 40119.