Biology:Pelomedusa gehafie

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Short description: Species of turtle

Pelomedusa gehafie
Pentonyx gehafi - 1700-1880 - Print - Iconographia Zoologica - Special Collections University of Amsterdam - UBA01 IZ11600147.tif
Pelomedusa gehafie
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Pleurodira
Family: Pelomedusidae
Genus: Pelomedusa
Species:
P. gehafie
Binomial name
Pelomedusa gehafie
(Rüppell, 1835)

The Eritrean helmeted turtle (Pelomedusa gehafie), also known as the Eritrean side-neck turtle, is a species of Pelomedusa known only from Eritrea.[1] The species was first identified in 1835. It was declared extinct after not been seen for almost a century but some populations were rediscovered in 2016 in the streams of Damas river at Ghinda in the eastern coastal mountains.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q23041488 entry