Serrated Hinged Terrapin
Pelusios sinuatus
Summary 3
The serrated hinged terrapin (Pelusios sinuatus) is a species of turtles in the Pelomedusidae family. It is found in tropical East Africa in lakes and rivers. It can often be seen basking on logs, rocks or mud banks, or even on the backs of sleeping hippopotami. It eats water snails, soft-weed, and insects. It is the largest species in the genus Pelusios, with a carapace length of up to 55 cm. Females are larger than males....
Diagnosis 4
Feeble development of elongate scales (on the head shield), followed by a granular area. The plastral color pattern is yellow mesially with an angular black peripheral pattern; sometimes with one or two narrow black forward-directed chevrons mesially. Skin is olive/yellow, outer surfaces of limbs grey. The head pattern is black with light brown or yellow vermiculation.[1]
Conservation 4
This is a very common species and has no conservation needs.
Sources and Credits 4
- Broadley 1981 "A review of the genus pelusios Wagler in southern africa"
Sources and Credits
- (c) Bernard DUPONT, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5528/11435115975_c13b6dbfb5_o.jpg
- (c) Bernard DUPONT, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/berniedup/32458181024/
- Adapted by calebcam from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelusios_sinuatus
- (c) calebcam, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
