Adanson's mud turtle

Adanson's mud turtle
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Pleurodira
Family: Pelomedusidae
Genus: Pelusios
Species:
P. adansonii
Binomial name
Pelusios adansonii
Synonyms[2]
  • Emys adansonii
    Schweigger, 1812
  • Chelys (Hydraspis) adamsonii
    Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1831
    (ex errore)
  • Hydraspis adansonii
    — Gray, 1831
  • Pentonyx andansonii
    A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1835
    (ex errore)
  • Pelomedusa adansonii
    — Gray, 1844
  • Sternotherus adansonii
    — A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron in
    A.M.C. Duméril & A.H.A. Duméril, 1851
  • Sternothaerus adansonii
    — Gray, 1856
  • Pentonyx adansonii
    — Boulenger, 1889
  • Pelusios adansonii
    — Schmidt, 1919
  • Pelusios adansoni
    Mertens, L. Müller & Rust, 1934
    (ex errore)
  • Pelusios adansonii adansonii
    — Wermuth & Mertens, 1977
  • Pelusios adansoni adansoni
    — Obst, 1985

Adanson's mud turtle (Pelusios adansonii) is a species of turtle in the family Pelomedusidae. The species is endemic to north-central Africa.[3]

  1. ^ Rhodin, Anders G. J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Iverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Roger, Bour (2011). "Turtles of the world, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status" (PDF). Chelonian Research Monographs. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-31.
  2. ^ a b Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007-10-31). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
  3. ^ Bour, Roger (30 June 2008). "Pelusios adansonii (Schweigger 1812) – Adanson's Mud Turtle". Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises. Chelonian Research Monographs. 5. Chelonian Research Foundation: 017.1–017.4. doi:10.3854/crm.5.017.adansonii.v1.2008.