Ivory Coast mud turtle
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Ivory Coast mud turtle | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Pleurodira |
Family: | Pelomedusidae |
Genus: | Pelusios |
Species: | P. cupulatta
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Binomial name | |
Pelusios cupulatta | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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The Ivory Coast mud turtle (Pelusios cupulatta) is a species of turtle in the family Pelomedusidae. It is one of the most recently described turtle species. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Ghana, Togo and Benin.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Rhodin et al. 2011, p. 000.215
- ^ a b Fritz & Havaš 2007, p. 348
Bibliography
- Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Iverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Roger, Bour (2011-12-31). "Turtles of the world, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status" (PDF). Chelonian Research Monographs. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-31.
- Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007-10-31). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
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