Pelusios upembae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pelomedusoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Division: Archelosauria Division: Pan-Testudines Division: Testudinata Ordo: Testudines Infraordo: Pan-Pleurodira Subordo: Pleurodira Superfamilia: Pelomedusoidea

Familia: Pelomedusidae
Subfamilia: Pelomedusinae
Genus: Pelusios
Species: Pelusios upembae

Name

Pelusios upembae Broadley, 1981: 667

Holotype: TM 38178, ♀, collected by G.-F. de Witte between 13–27 September 1947.

Type locality: “Kanonga River, a tributary of the right bank of the Fungwe River (695 m), Upemba National Park, Shaba Province, Zaire [=Democratic Republic of the Congo]”.

Combinations

Pelusios bechuanicus upembae Broadley, 1981: 667 [original combination, as subspecies]
Pelusios upembae — Iverson, 1986 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

References

Primary references

Broadley, D.G. 1981. A review of the genus Pelusios Wagler in southern Africa (Pleurodira: Pelomedusidae). Occasional papers of the National Museums and Monuments. Series B, Natural sciences 6(9): 633–686. Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2020. Psammophis orientalis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 October 2018.

Pelusios upembae Report on ITIS

Vernacular names

English: Upemba Mud Turtle

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