Williams' mud turtle
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| Williams' mud turtle | |
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| File:William's African Mud Turtle (Pelusios williamsi) (7080593585).jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | Pelomedusidae |
| Genus: | Pelusios |
| Species: | P. williamsi
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| Binomial name | |
| Pelusios williamsi | |
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Williams' mud turtle (Pelusios williamsi) is a species of turtle in the family Pelomedusidae. The species is endemic to Africa.
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The specific name, williamsi, is in honor of American herpetologist Ernest E. Williams.[3]
Geographic range
[edit | edit source]Pelusios williamsi is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.[1]
Subspecies
[edit | edit source]- P. w. williamsi Laurent, 1956 - Lake Victoria mud turtle
- P. w. laurenti Bour, 1984 - Ukerewe Island mud turtle
- P. w. lutescens Laurent, 1956 - Albert Nile mud turtle[1]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c d Rhodin 2011, p. 000.216.
- ^ a b Fritz 2007, p. 350.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. (Pelusios williamsi, p. 286).
Bibliography
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Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Bour R (1984). "Note sur Pelusios williamsi Laurent, 1965 (Chelonii, Pelomedusinae) ". Revue Française d'Aquariologie 11: 27–32. (Pelusios williamsi laurenti, new subspecies). (in French).
- Laurent RF (1965). "A Contribution to the Knowledge of the Genus Pelusios (Wagler)". Annales de Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Sciences Zoologiques, Tervuren, Belgium, Eighth Series (135): 1-33. (Pelusios williamsi, new species, p. 12; P. w. lutescens, new subspecies, p. 16).
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