Yellowbelly Mud Turtle

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Yellowbelly Mud Turtle
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Family: Pelomedusidae Genus: Pelusios Species: P. castanoides
Binomial name
Pelusios castanoides (Hewitt, 1931)

The Yellowbelly Mud Turtle (Pelusios castanoides) is a species of turtle in the Pelomedusidae family. It is found in Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Seychelles, South Africa, and Tanzania.

[edit] Source

• Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Pelusios castanoides. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.