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 | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | Pelomedusidae |
| Genus: | Pelusios |
| Species: | P. niger
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| Binomial name | |
| Pelusios niger | |
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References
edit- ^ a b c Rhodin 2011, pp. 000.215–000.216.
- ^ a b Fritz 2007, pp. 348–349.
Bibliography
edit- 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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