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  • West African Mud Turtle, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Dr Anh Galat-Luong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • West African Mud Turtle, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Dr Anh Galat-Luong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • West African Mud Turtle, 3 of 6
    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) Jazz (aka turtlehelper), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • West African Mud Turtle, 4 of 6
    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) 108868629379180184230, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • West African Mud Turtle, 5 of 6
    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) ONG ODDB, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

  • West African Mud Turtle, 6 of 6
    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) Stuckas H, Gemel R, Fritz U (2013), some rights reserved (CC BY)

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West African Mud Turtle

Pelusios castaneus

Worldwide
110 observations
Group
Reptiles
iNaturalist Wikipedia

About

The West African mud turtle (Pelusios castaneus), also known as the West African side-necked turtle or swamp terrapin, is a species of turtle in the family Pelomedusidae. Pelusios castaneus is a freshwater species and is endemic to West and Central Africa.

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