West African Black Mud Turtle

Pelusios niger

West African Black Mud Turtle (Pelusios niger) also commonly known as West African Black Turtle, is a species of the class Reptilia (Reptiles) in the family Pelomedusidae (Afro-american Side-necked Turtles) and order Testudines (Turtles).

Classification

Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
  - Phylum: Chordata
    - Class: Reptilia
      - Order: Testudines
        Family: Pelomedusidae
        Genus: Pelusios
        Species: Pelusios niger

Species in the Genus of Pelusios

Adanson's Mud Turtle

Pelusios adansonii

African Dwarf Mud Turtle

Pelusios nanus

African Forest Turtle

Pelusios gabonensis

African Keeled Mud Turtle

Pelusios carinatus

Central African Mud Turtle

Pelusios chapini

East African Black Mud Turtle

Pelusios subniger

Gabon Mud Turtle

Pelusios marani

Ivory Coast Mud Turtle

Pelusios cupulatta

Okavango Mud Turtle

Pelusios bechuanicus

Serrated Hinged Terrapin

Pelusios sinuatus

Turkana Mud Turtle

Pelusios broadleyi

Upemba Mud Turtle

Pelusios upembae

Variable Mud Turtle

Pelusios rhodesianus

West African Black Mud Turtle

Pelusios niger

West African Mud Turtle

Pelusios castaneus

Williams' Mud Turtle

Pelusios williamsi

Yellow-bellied Mud Turtle

Pelusios castanoides

External Links

Pelusios niger – Wikipedia