West African black turtle

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West African black turtle
Sternothaerus oxyrhinus.jpg
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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Rhodin 2011, pp. 000.215–000.216.
  2. 1 2 Fritz 2007, pp. 348–349.

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