Pelusios chapini Laurent 1965 (Central African mud turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Pelomedusidae

Belongs to Pelusios according to Laurent 1965

Sister taxa: Pelusios adansonii, Pelusios bechuanicus, Pelusios broadleyi, Pelusios carinatus, Pelusios castaneus, Pelusios castanoides, 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 chapini in the database

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