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Pelusios rhodesianus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA REPTILIA TESTUDINES PELOMEDUSIDAE

Scientific Name: Pelusios rhodesianus
Species Authority: Hewitt, 1927
Common Name/s:
English – Mashona Hinged Terrapin, Variable Mud Turtle
Synonym/s:
Pelusios nigricans Hewitt, 1927

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Lower Risk/least concern     ver 2.3
Year Published: 1996
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
Angola; Botswana; Burundi; Congo; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Malawi; Mozambique; Rwanda; South Africa; Tanzania, United Republic of; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater
Citation: Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Pelusios rhodesianus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 May 2012.
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