Upemba mud turtle
Upemba mud turtle | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Pleurodira |
Family: | Pelomedusidae |
Genus: | Pelusios |
Species: | P. upembae
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Binomial name | |
Pelusios upembae Broadley, 1981
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The Upemba mud turtle (Pelusios upembae) is a species of turtle in the family Pelomedusidae.
It is endemic to Democratic Republic of the Congo.
References[]
- Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Pelusios upembae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List data deficient species
- Pelusios
- Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Reptiles of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Reptiles described in 1981
- Turtle stubs