Biology:Pelusios marani

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Short description: Species of turtle

Pelusios marani
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Pleurodira
Family: Pelomedusidae
Genus: Pelusios
Species:
P. marani
Binomial name
Pelusios marani
Bour, 2000[1][2]

Pelusios marani, also known as the Gabon mud turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Pelomedusidae. This species is endemic to Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, marani, is in honor of herpetologist Jérôme Maran.[3]

Geographic range

Pelusios marani is found in Gabon and the Republic of the Congo.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rhodin et al., p. 000.215
  2. Fritz & Havaš 2007, p. 348
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Pelusios marani, p. 167).

Bibliography

Wikidata ☰ Q2710932 entry