Turtles and Tortoises of Southern Africa (AfriHerps)

With 14 species out of 54 worldwide species, Southern Africa exhibits the worlds highest diversity of tortoises. However, many of these species are threatened and poorly known. This field guide does its best to help beginners in identifying turtles and tortoises, as well as list potential ...more ↓

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Taxonomy
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- African Mud Turtles Family Pelomedusidae
  - 2 Helmeted Terrapins Genus Pelomedusa
  - 5 Hinged Terrapins Genus Pelusios

Okavango Mud Turtle ¹
Pelusios bechuanicus

Serrated Hinged Terrapin ²
Pelusios sinuatus

East African Black Mud Turtle ³
Pelusios subniger

Mashona Hinged Terrapin
Pelusios rhodesianus

Yellowbelly Mud Turtle ⁴
Pelusios castanoides

Pelomedusa galeata ⁵

Helmeted Turtle ⁶
Pelomedusa subrufa

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Turtles and Tortoises of Southern Africa (AfriHerps)

Okavango Mud Turtle 1 Pelusios bechuanicus

Serrated Hinged Terrapin 2 Pelusios sinuatus

East African Black Mud Turtle 3 Pelusios subniger

Mashona Hinged Terrapin Pelusios rhodesianus

Yellowbelly Mud Turtle 4 Pelusios castanoides

Pelomedusa galeata 5

Helmeted Turtle 6 Pelomedusa subrufa