Pelusios: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Pelomedusidae
Genus: Pelusios
Species
Scientific Name: Pelusios

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Pelusios

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).

Pelusios in languages:

Afrikaans: Skarnierwaterskilpaaie
Bokmål: Dynnskilpadder
Czech: pelusie
Danish: Afrikanske Klapskildpadder
English: Hinged Terrapins
French: Péluses
German: Klappbrust-Pelomedusen
Italian: Tartaruga nera africana
Italian: Pelusio
Russian: Складные черепахи

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