Pelusios marani

Short description: Species of turtle

Pelusios marani

Conservation status

Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Reptilia
Order:  | Testudines
Suborder:  | Pleurodira
Family:  | Pelomedusidae
Genus:  | Pelusios
Species:  |

P. marani

Binomial name
Pelusios marani

Bour, 2000[1][2]

Pelusios marani, also known commonly as the Gabon mud turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Pelomedusidae. The species is native to Central Africa.

## Contents

* 1 Etymology
* 2 Geographic range
* 3 Habitat
* 4 Reproduction
* 5 References
* 6 Bibliography

## Etymology

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

## Geographic range

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

## Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Pelusios marani is bodies of fresh water such as lakes and quiet rivers.[4]

## Reproduction

Like all turtles, Pelusios marani is oviparous.[4]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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).
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Species Pelusios marani at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

## Bibliography

* Bonin, F.; Devaux, B.; Dupré, A. (2006). Turtles of the World. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0801884969. 416 pp. (Pelusios marani, p. 92).
* Bour R (2000). "Une nouvelle espèce de Pelusios du Gabon (Reptilia, Chelonii, Pelomedusidae)". Manouria 3 (8): 1–32. (Pelusios marani, new species). (in French).
* Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Iverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Bour, Roger (2011-12-31). "Turtles of the world, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status". Chelonian Research Monographs 6. http://www.iucn-tftsg.org/wp-content/uploads/file/Accounts/crm_5_000_checklist_v4_2011.pdf.
* Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007-10-31). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". http://www.cnah.org/pdf_files/851.pdf.

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