Variable Hinged Terrapin
Pelusios rhodesianus
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Testudines
- Family
- Pelomedusidae
Pelusios rhodesianus est une espèce de tortue de la famille des Pelomedusidae. Répartition Cette espèce se rencontre en Afrique du Sud, en Namibie, en Angola, au Botswana, au Zimbabwe, en Zambie, au Mozambique, au Malawi, en Tanzanie, au Burundi, au Rwanda, en Ouganda, au Congo-Kinshasa et au Congo-Brazzaville. Publication originale Hewitt, 1927 : Further descriptions of reptiles and batrachians from South Africa.
The variable mud turtle (Pelusios rhodesianus), also known as Rhodesian mud turtle, Mashona hinged terrapin or variable hinged terrapin, is a species of turtle in the family Pelomedusidae. It is widely distributed in Central, East, and Southern Africa. The species was officially described by John Hewitt in 1927 and had to be broken into subspecies due to color variations on the heads of the turtles acrost the regions.
Pelusios es un género de tortugas de agua dulce africanas. Varias especies han sido descritas y existen probablemente numerosas especies no descritas. La taxonomía del género es muy confusa ya que estas especies presentan muchas variaciones locales.
Distribution
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