Upemba mud turtle

The Upemba mud turtle (Pelusios upembae) is a species of turtle in the family Pelomedusidae.

Upemba mud turtle

Data Deficient  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Pleurodira
Family: Pelomedusidae
Genus: Pelusios
Species:
P. upembae
Binomial name
Pelusios upembae
Broadley, 1981

It is endemic to Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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