Category

Pelusios

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East African black mud turtle

species of reptile

West African black turtle

species of reptile

William's mud turtle

species of reptile

African forest turtle

species of reptile

West African mud turtle

species of reptile

Pelusios sinuatus

African terrapin

Pelusios is a genus of African side-necked turtles. With 17 described species, it is one of the most diverse genera of the turtle order (Testudines).

Yellow-bellied mud turtle

species of reptile

Adanson's mud turtle

species of reptile

Turkana mud turtle

species of reptile

African keeled mud turtle

species of reptile

Okavango mud turtle

species of reptile

African dwarf mud turtle

species of reptile

Variable mud turtle

species of reptile

Central African mud turtle

species of reptile

Upemba mud turtle

species of reptile

Ivory Coast mud turtle

species of reptile

Terrapins or water tortoises are a group of several species of aquatic reptile of the order Testudines living primarily in fresh or brackish tidal waters, but have the clawed feet of tortoises and not flippers of marine turtles. In American English, they are referred to as marsh, pond, or tide-water turtles, with some species called pond sliders as well. Whereas tortoises are almost strict herbivores and frugivores — largely feeding on flowers, grasses, leaves, and fallen fruit — a great many terrapins are mainly carnivorous — largely feeding on amphibians, arthropods, freshwater fish, and mol

Pelusios marani

species of reptile