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Pelusios nigricans
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Subclass
Order
Suborder
Superfamily
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Genus
Species
Nomenclatural_Code
Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Anapsida
Testudinata
Pleurodira
Pelomedusoides
Pelomedusidae
Pelusios
nigricans
ICZN
Name Authority:
MCZ
Common Name(s):
No common names recorded.
Related Publications:
No related publications recorded.
Cited MCZ Specimens:
No cited MCZ specimens.
Synonyms and other Related Names:
No related names recorded.
Related Taxon Records:
Parent Genus:
Pelusios
Wagler, 1830
Related: 14 species, 3 subspecies
Congeneric Species:
Pelusios adansonii
Pelusios bechuanicus
Pelusios carinatus
Pelusios castaneus
Pelusios derbianus
Pelusios dumeriliana
Pelusios gabonensis
Pelusios nanus
Pelusios niger
Pelusios rhodesianus
Pelusios serpentina
Pelusios sinuatus
Pelusios subniger
Pelusios williamsi
Subspecies:
Pelusios nigricans castaneus
Pelusios nigricans rhodesianus
Pelusios nigricans subniger
Media:
image (image/jpeg)
MCZ:Herp:R-40021
image (image/jpeg)
MCZ:Herp:R-40021
image (image/jpeg)
MCZ:Herp:R-40021
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Pelusios nigricans
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