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Pelomedusa Wagler, 1830
Taxonomic Serial No.: 208713

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Animalia
	Taxonomic Rank:	Genus
	Synonym(s):	Pentonyx Dum�ril and Bibron, 1835
	Common Name(s):	Helmeted Turtles [English]

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	valid

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	complete
	Latest Record Review:	2024

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals
	Subkingdom	Bilateria – triploblasts
	Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
	Phylum	Chordata – cord�s, cordado, chordates
	Subphylum	Vertebrata – vertebrado, vert�br�s, vertebrates
	Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
	Superclass	Tetrapoda
	Class	Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 – r�pteis, reptiles, Reptiles
	Order	Testudines Batsch, 1788 – tortues, Turtles, Terrapins, Tortoises
	Suborder	Pleurodira Cope, 1864
	Superfamily	Pelomedusoidea Cope, 1868
	Family	Pelomedusidae Cope, 1868 – Afro-American side-necked turtles, hidden-necked turtles, African Mud Terrapins
	Genus	Pelomedusa Wagler, 1830 – Helmeted Turtles
		Direct Children:
	Species	Pelomedusa barbata Petzold, Vargas-Ram�rez, Kehlmaier, Vamberger, Branch, Du Preez, Hofmeyr, Meyer et al., 2014 – Arabian Helmeted Turtle
	Species	Pelomedusa galeata (Schoepff, 1792) – South African Helmeted Turtle, Cape Terrapin
	Species	Pelomedusa gehafie (R�ppell, 1835) – Eritrean Helmeted Turtle
	Species	Pelomedusa kobe Petzold, Vargas-Ram�rez, Kehlmaier, Vamberger, Branch, Du Preez, Hofmeyr, Meyer et al., 2014 – Tanzanian Helmeted Turtle
	Species	Pelomedusa neumanni Petzold, Vargas-Ram�rez, Kehlmaier, Vamberger, Branch, Du Preez, Hofmeyr, Meyer et al., 2014 – East African Helmeted Turtle, Neumann's Helmeted Turtle
	Species	Pelomedusa olivacea (Schweigger, 1812) – Sahelian Helmeted Turtle
	Species	Pelomedusa schweinfurthi Petzold, Vargas-Ram�rez, Kehlmaier, Vamberger, Branch, Du Preez, Hofmeyr, Meyer et al., 2014 – Central African Helmeted Turtle, Schweinfurth's Helmeted Turtle
	Species	Pelomedusa somalica Petzold, Vargas-Ram�rez, Kehlmaier, Vamberger, Branch, Du Preez, Hofmeyr, Meyer et al., 2014 – Somalian Helmeted Turtle
	Species	Pelomedusa subrufa (Bonnaterre, 1789) – Helmeted Turtle, African Helmeted Terrapin
	Species	Pelomedusa variabilis Petzold, Vargas-Ram�rez, Kehlmaier, Vamberger, Branch, Du Preez, Hofmeyr, Meyer et al., 2014 – West African Helmeted Turtle

References


	Expert(s):
	Expert:	Roy W. McDiarmid
	Notes:	U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
	Reference for:	Pelomedusa

	Other Source(s):
	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Pelomedusa

	Publication(s):
	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Iverson, John B.
	Publication Date:	1992
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	A Revised Checklist with Distribution Maps of the Turtles of the World
	Page(s):	xiii + 363
	Publisher:	Privately Printed
	Publication Place:	Richmond, Indiana
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-9617431-0-5
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Pelomedusa

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Turtle Taxonomy Working Group [Rhodin, A. G. J., J. Iverson, R. Bour, U. Fritz, A. Georges, et al.]
	Publication Date:	2021
	Article/Chapter Title:	Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution with maps, and Conservation Status (9th ed.)
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Chelonian Research Monographs, no. 8
	Page(s):	x + 472
	Publisher:
	Publication Place:
	ISBN/ISSN:	1088-7105
	Notes:	doi:10.3854/crm.8.checklist.atlas.v9.2021 - Available online at http://www.iucn-tftsg.org/cbftt/
	Reference for:	Pelomedusa

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Turtle Taxonomy Working Group [van Dijk, P. P., J. Iverson, A. Rhodin, H. Shaffer, and R. Bour]
	Publication Date:	2014
	Article/Chapter Title:	Turtles of the World, 7th Edition: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution with maps, and Conservation Status
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Chelonian Research Monographs, no. 5, v. 7
	Page(s):	329-479
	Publisher:
	Publication Place:
	ISBN/ISSN:	1088-7105
	Notes:	doi:10.3854/crm.5.000.checklist.v7.2014 - Available online at http://www.iucn-tftsg.org/cbftt/
	Reference for:	Pelomedusa

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