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  • West African Black Forest Turtle, 1 of 4
    Photo 1 of 4

    (c) Beat Akeret, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • West African Black Forest Turtle, 2 of 4
    Photo 2 of 4

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

  • West African Black Forest Turtle, 3 of 4
    Photo 3 of 4

    (c) Beat Akeret, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • West African Black Forest Turtle, 4 of 4
    Photo 4 of 4

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

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West African Black Forest Turtle

Pelusios niger

IUCN Red List status: Near threatened

IUCN Red List status

Worldwide
12 observations
Group
Reptiles

iNaturalist hides the exact location of threatened species, so a sighting can sit several kilometres from the point shown on its record.

iNaturalist Wikipedia

About

The West African black turtle (Pelusios niger) is a species of turtle in the family Pelomedusidae. It is endemic to Africa, in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Nigeria.

Summary from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Recent sightings near Lagos

Research-grade observations within 25 km, newest first.