Species

Pelusios nanus

Pelusios nanus · described by LAURENT 1956

Pelusios adansonii, a close relative of Pelusios nanus

Pictured: Pelusios adansonii, a close relative from the same genus. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.

Photo: G.H.Ford, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name
Pelusios nanus
First described
LAURENT 1956
Class
Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order
Turtles and Tortoises (Testudines)
Family
Pelomedusidae
Genus
Pelusios

Taxonomic data: Uetz, P. et al. (eds.), The Reptile Database, under CC-BY 4.0.

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