Biology:West African black turtle
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Short description: Species of turtle
| West African black turtle | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | Pelomedusidae |
| Genus: | Pelusios |
| Species: | P. niger
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| Binomial name | |
| Pelusios niger | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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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]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rhodin 2011, pp. 000.215–000.216.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fritz 2007, pp. 348–349.
Bibliography
- Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Roger, Bour (31 December 2011). "Turtles of the world, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status". Chelonian Research Monographs 6. http://www.iucn-tftsg.org/wp-content/uploads/file/Accounts/crm_5_000_checklist_v4_2011.pdf.
- Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (31 October 2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". http://www.cnah.org/pdf_files/851.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q944295 entry

