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Helmeted Turtle

Pelomedusa subrufa

Worldwide
1,050 observations
Group
Reptiles
iNaturalist Wikipedia

About

The African helmeted turtle (Pelomedusa subrufa), also known commonly as the marsh terrapin, the crocodile turtle, or in the pet trade as the African side-necked turtle, is a species of omnivorous side-necked terrapin in the family Pelomedusidae. The species naturally occurs in fresh and stagnant water bodies throughout much of Sub-Saharan Africa, and in southern Yemen.

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