Pelusios gabonensis Duméril 1856 (African forest turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Pelomedusidae
Belongs to Pelusios according to P. P. van Dijk et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Pelusios adansonii, Pelusios bechuanicus, Pelusios broadleyi, Pelusios carinatus, Pelusios castaneus, Pelusios castanoides, Pelusios chapini, Pelusios cupulatta, 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 gabonensis in the database
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