The Central African mud turtle (Pelusios chapini) is a species of turtle in the family Pelomedusidae. The species is endemic to Central Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, chapini, is in honor of American ornithologist James Paul Chapin.

Central African mud turtle

Geographic range

Pelusios chapini is found in the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, and Uganda

Central African mud turtle

References

Bibliography

Further reading

Laurent RF (1965). "A contribution to the knowledge of the genus Pelusios (Wagler)". Annales du Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique, Sciences Zoologiques, Eighth Series 135: 1-33. (Pelusios castaneus chapini, new subspecies, p. 21).

Central African mud turtle

Central African mud turtle

Reptiles of Central Africa

Reptiles of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Reptiles of the Republic of the Congo

Reptiles of the Central African Republic

Reptiles of Gabon

Reptiles of Uganda

Central African mud turtle

Taxa named by Raymond Laurent