West African black turtle
West African black turtle | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Family: | Pelomedusidae |
Genus: | Pelusios |
Species: | P. niger |
Binomial name | |
Pelusios niger[1][2] Duméril and Bibron, 1835[1][2] | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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The West African black turtle (Pelusios niger) is a species of turtle in the Pelomedusidae family. It is endemic to Africa, in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Nigeria.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Rhodin 2011, pp. 000.215–000.216.
- 1 2 3 Fritz 2007, pp. 348–349.
Bibliography
- Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Roger, Bour (31 December 2011). "Turtles of the world, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status". Chelonian Research Monographs. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2012. Cite uses deprecated parameter
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(help) - Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (31 October 2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2010. Cite uses deprecated parameter
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