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Pelusios marani

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Pelusios marani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Pleurodira
Family: Pelomedusidae
Genus: Pelusios
Species:
P. marani
Binomial name
Pelusios marani

Pelusios marani, also known as the Gabon mud turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Pelomedusidae. This species is endemic to Africa.

Etymology

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The specific name, marani, is in honor of herpetologist Jérôme Maran.[3]

Geographic range

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Pelusios marani is found in Gabon and the Republic of the Congo.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Rhodin et al. 2011, p. 000.215
  2. ^ Fritz & Havaš 2007, p. 348
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Pelusios marani, p. 167).

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