African dwarf mud turtle

African dwarf mud turtle
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Pleurodira
Family:	Pelomedusidae
Genus:	Pelusios
Species:	P. nanus
Binomial name
	Pelusios nanus; Laurent, 1965[1][2]
Synonyms[2]
	Pelusios adansonii nanus – Wermuth & Mertens, 1977; Pelusios adansoni nanus – Obst, 1985;

The African dwarf mud turtle (Pelusios nanus) is a species of turtle in the family Pelomedusidae. It is endemic to Africa : in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, and Zambia.[1] These mud turtles are the smallest of all African turtle species, “Nanus” which they are referred to are one of the 3 smallest turtle species in the world. The other two are Stink Pot Musk and Muhlenberg's Bog Turtles. All 3 species barely reach 4 inches as full grown adults. Like many of the world's chelonians, Pelusios castaneus has the potential to live a long life. Reports typically suggest more than 50 years in captivity for this species.[3]

References

Rhodin et al. 2011, p. 000.215.
Fritz & Havaš 2007, p. 348.
Anders G. J. Rhodin, Craig B. Stanford, Peter Paul Van Dijk, Carla Eisemberg, Luca Luiselli, Russell A. Mittermeier, Rick Hudson, Brian D. Horne, Eric V. Goode, Gerald Kuchling (2018). "Global Conservation Status of Turtles and Tortoises (Order Testudines)" (PDF). Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 17 (2): 135. doi:10.2744/CCB-1348.1. S2CID 91937716.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

Bibliography

Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Roger, Bour (31 December 2011). "Turtles of the world, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status" (PDF). Chelonian Research Monographs. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2012.
Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (31 October 2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2010.

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[FOOTNOTERhodinvan_DijkInversonShaffer2011000.215-1] Rhodin et al. 2011, p. 000.215.

[FOOTNOTEFritzHavaš2007348-2] Fritz & Havaš 2007, p. 348.

[3] Anders G. J. Rhodin, Craig B. Stanford, Peter Paul Van Dijk, Carla Eisemberg, Luca Luiselli, Russell A. Mittermeier, Rick Hudson, Brian D. Horne, Eric V. Goode, Gerald Kuchling (2018). "Global Conservation Status of Turtles and Tortoises (Order Testudines)" (PDF). Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 17 (2): 135. doi:10.2744/CCB-1348.1. S2CID 91937716.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)