Summary ³

The Okavango mud turtle (Pelusios bechuanicus) is a species of turtle in the Pelomedusidae family endemic to Africa. It is found in Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia (Caprivi), Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Diagnosis ⁴

This species is easily distinguished from other turtle species by the yellow blotched head (illustrated in the first picture). No other turtle species in the southern africa region has this head pattern.

Conservation ⁴

This species is poorly known and needs to be studied to find out just how rare it is.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) markus lilje, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by markus lilje
2. (c) Joachim Louis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Joachim Louis
3. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/707322
4. (c) Caleb Cam, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/707322

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HerpMapper
• The Reptile Database
• VertNet

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