African forest turtle
| African forest turtle |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Chordata |
| Class: |
Reptilia |
| Order: |
Testudines |
| Family: |
Pelomedusidae |
| Genus: |
Pelusios |
| Species: |
P. gabonensis |
| Binomial name |
Pelusios gabonensis[1][2]
Duméril, 1856[1][2] |
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| Synonyms[2] |
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Pentonyx gabonensis - Duméril, 1856
Pelomedusa gabonensis – Strauch, 1862
Pentonyx gaboonensis - Gray (ex errore), 1863
Pelomedusa gabonica - Peters (ex errore), 1864
Sternothaerus gabonensis – Bocage, 1866
Sternothaerus steindachneri - Siebenrock, 1902
Pelusios gabonensis – Schmidt, 1919 |
The African forest turtle (Pelusios gabonensis) is a species of turtle in the family Pelomedusidae. It is endemic to Africa, where it can be found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Tanzania, and Uganda[1]
References
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". Chelonian Research Monographs 6. Archived from the original on 2012-01-22.
- Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007-10-31). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (pdf). Archived from the original on 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
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- Acanthochelys macrocephala
- Acanthochelys pallidipectoris
- Acanthochelys radiolata
- Acanthochelys spixii
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- Myuchelys georgesi
- Myuchelys latisternum
- Myuchelys belli
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- Hydromedusa maximiliani
- Hydromedusa tectifera
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- Erymnochelys madagascariensis
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- Peltocephalus dumerilianus
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