African dwarf mud turtle

The African dwarf mud turtle (Pelusios nanus) is a species of turtle in the family Pelomedusidae. It is endemic to Africa : in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, and Zambia.[1]

African dwarf mud turtle
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Pleurodira
Family:	Pelomedusidae
Genus:	Pelusios
Species:	P. nanus
Binomial name
Pelusios nanus Laurent, 1965[1][2]
Synonyms[2]
Pelusios adansonii nanus – Wermuth & Mertens, 1977 Pelusios adansoni nanus – Obst, 1985

References

1. Rhodin et al. 2011, p. 000.215.
2. Fritz & Havaš 2007, p. 348.

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" (PDF). Chelonian Research Monographs. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2012.
• Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (31 October 2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2010.