| Pelusios | |
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| Pelusios castaneus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | Pelomedusidae |
| Genus: | Pelusios Wagler, 1830[1][2] |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Sternothaerus Bell, 1825 | |
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).
- ^ a b Rhodin et al. 2011, p. 000.215
- ^ a b Fritz & Havaš 2007, pp. 345–346