Seychelles black terrapin | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Family: | Pelomedusidae |
Genus: | Pelusios |
Species: | P. seychellensis |
Binomial name | |
Pelusios seychellensis (Siebenrock, 1906) |
The Seychelles black terrapin (Pelusios seychellensis), Seychelles mud turtle, or Seychelles terrapin was a species of turtle in the Pelomedusidae family. It was endemic to Seychelles. It became extinct due to habitat loss.