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Pelomedusidae

3 species · Animals

Animalia › Chordata › Testudines › › Pelomedusidae

Pelusios sinuatus is the largest Pelusios species, found across tropical southern and eastern Africa in lakes and rivers.

Pelomedusa subrufa, the African helmeted turtle, is a small African semiaquatic turtle with a non-hinged plastron.

Pelomedusa galeata, the cape terrapin, is a freshwater turtle found across southern Africa with distinct seasonal reproduction.

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