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Broadley, D. G., & Boycott, R. C. (2008). Pelusios rhodesianus hewitt 1927 – variable mud turtle, variable hinged terrapin. In A. G. J. Rhodin, P. P. van Dijk, R. A. Saumure, K. A. Buhlmann & J. B. Iverson (Eds.), Vol. 5IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group.
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Categories: General Keywords: Afrika = Africa, Habitat = habitat, Pelomedusidae, Pelusios, Pelusios castaneus, Pelusios niger, Pelusios rhodesianus, Pelusios subniger, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises Creators: , Boycott, Broadley, Buhlmann, van Dijk, Iverson, Rhodin, Saumure Publisher: IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group |
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Summary. – The variable hinged terrapin, Pelusios rhodesianus (Family Pelomedusidae), is a moderate-sized species that inhabits weedy shallow dams and backwaters from Lake Victoria south to KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The populations in the main part of the species’ range seem to be in good shape and the construction of storage dams provides additional suitable habitats for P. rhodesianus. However, some of the peripheral southern populations in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) are threatened or extinct. Distribution. – Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Congo (DRC), Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Central and Eastern Africa from Congo in the northwest to Lake Victoria region in the northeast, south to eastern South Africa. Synonymy. – Pelusios nigricans rhodesianus Hewitt 1927, Pelusios subniger rhodesianus, Pelusios rhodesianus, Pelusios castaneus rhodesianus, Pelusios rhodesianus rhodesianus. Subspecies. – None recognized. Morphology suggests possible north-south geographic variation.
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