Pelusios bechuanicus FitzSimons 1932 (Okavango mud turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Pelomedusidae

Belongs to Pelusios according to FitzSimons 1932

Sister taxa: Pelusios adansonii, Pelusios broadleyi, Pelusios carinatus, Pelusios castaneus, Pelusios castanoides, Pelusios chapini, Pelusios cupulatta, Pelusios gabonensis, Pelusios marani, Pelusios nanus, Pelusios niger, Pelusios rhodesianus, Pelusios rusingae, Pelusios sinuatus, Pelusios subniger, Pelusios upembae, Pelusios williamsi

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pelusios bechuanicus in the database

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