EMYSystem Genus Page: Pelusios (African Hinged Terrapins)

EMYSystem Genus Page: Pelusios

approximate range

P. adansonii

P. bechuanicus

P. broadleyi

P. carinatus

P. castaneus

P. castanoides

P. chapini

P. gabonensis

P. nanus

P. niger

P. rhodesianus

P. seychellensis

P. sinuatus

P. subniger

P. upembae

P. williamsi


	Original Description	Wagler 1830 : 137
	Common name	African Hinged Terrapins
	Distribution	Africa; Madagascar; Seychelles, Mauritius, Cape Verde, Diego Garcia, and Gloriosa Islands
	Comments	Reviewed by Laurent (1965), Broadley (1981b, 1983), and Bour (1983). Taxonomy follows Bour (1983), though disagreements are noted under Comments. Smith et al. (1980) and Bour and Dubois (1984a) discuss the nomenclatural problems associated with the priority of the name Sternothaerus Bell (1825:305), which has been suppressed by the ICZN (Opinion 1534; Melville, 1989). Wood (1974) recognized two species groups: adansonii (including adansonii, broadleyi, gabonensis, nanus and niger) and subniger (subniger and all other species), although Bour (1986a) questioned their distinctiveness.

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