Pelomedusa subrufa
Kindly identified by Dr. Anders G.J. Rhodin , Chair, IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group
Found in a small ephemeral pound in a granitic rock outcrop.
Pelomedusidae is a family of freshwater turtles, native to eastern and southern Africa. They range in size from 12Â centimetres (4.7 in) to 45Â centimetres (18 in) in shell length, and are generally roundish in shape. They are unable to fully withdraw their heads into their shells, instead drawing it to the side and folding it beneath the upper edge of the shell, and hence are called African side-necked turtles.
