Biology:Pelomedusa gehafie
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Short description: Species of turtle
Pelomedusa gehafie | |
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Pelomedusa gehafie | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Pleurodira |
Family: | Pelomedusidae |
Genus: | Pelomedusa |
Species: | P. gehafie
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Binomial name | |
Pelomedusa gehafie (Rüppell, 1835)
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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
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelomedusa gehafie.
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