Mashona Hinged Terrapin
Pelusios rhodesianus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Reptiles
The variable mud turtle, also known as Rhodesian mud turtle, Mashona hinged terrapin or variable hinged terrapin, is a species of turtle in the family Pelomedusidae. It is widely distributed in Central, East, and Southern Africa. The species was officially described by John Hewitt in 1927 and had to be broken into subspecies due to color variations on the heads of the turtles acrost the regions.
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Testudines
- Family
- Pelomedusidae
- Genus
- Pelusios