West African black turtle

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.[1]

West African black turtle
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Pleurodira
Family: Pelomedusidae
Genus: Pelusios
Species:
P. niger
Binomial name
Pelusios niger
Synonyms[2]
  • Sternotherus niger – Duméril & Bibron, 1835
  • Sternothaerus niger – Gray, 1856
  • Sternothaerus oxyrhinus – Boulenger, 1897

References
  1. Rhodin 2011, pp. 000.215–000.216.
  2. Fritz 2007, pp. 348–349.

Bibliography
  • Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Roger, Bour (31 December 2011). "Turtles of the world, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status" (PDF). Chelonian Research Monographs. 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 January 2012.
  • Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (31 October 2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
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