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Category: Pelomedusidae (African Side-neck Turtles)
African Helmeted Turtle (Marsh Terrapin)
A widespread African side-necked turtle with a flattened, oval, olive-to-brown shell and a dark head with a pa…
West African Mud Turtle
A medium-sized side-necked turtle with a dark, domed shell and a hinged plastron.
West African Black Forest Turtle
A medium-to-large African mud turtle with a dark, flattened shell and a hinged plastron, inhabiting forest swa…
African Black Mud Turtle
A medium-sized African mud turtle with a dark, domed shell and a hinged plastron that can close tightly.
Serrated Hinged Terrapin
The largest African mud turtle, named for the serrated rear margin of its flattened shell, and with a strongly…
African Forest Turtle
A medium-to-large African mud turtle of forested regions, with a dark, flattened shell and a hinged plastron.
African Dwarf Mud Turtle
One of the smallest African mud turtles, with a dark, domed shell and a hinged plastron.
Yellow-bellied Mud Turtle
A medium-sized African mud turtle with a dark shell and a yellow or pale plastron and chin.
African Keeled Mud Turtle
A medium-sized African mud turtle with a distinct keel along the midline of its dark shell and a hinged plastr…
Okavango Mud Turtle
A medium-sized African mud turtle of the Okavango and Zambezi floodplains, with a dark, flattened shell and a …
Zimbabwe Mud Turtle
A medium-sized African mud turtle with a dark, domed shell and a hinged plastron.
Adanson's Mud Turtle
A medium-sized African mud turtle with a dark, flattened shell and a hinged plastron, inhabiting the rivers an…
William's Mud Turtle
A medium-sized African mud turtle of the Lake Victoria basin, with a dark, domed shell and a hinged plastron.
Chapin's Mud Turtle
A medium-to-large African mud turtle of the Congo basin, with a dark, flattened shell and a hinged plastron.
Upemba Mud Turtle
A medium-sized African mud turtle known from the Upemba region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with a…
Cape Marsh Terrapin
A recently recognised species within the African helmeted terrapin complex, restricted largely to southern Afr…
Variable Marsh Terrapin
A widely distributed African marsh terrapin with a flattened, oval shell and a variable pale chin, recently sp…
