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 as the Gabon mud turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Pelomedusidae. This species is endemic to Africa.

## Contents

* 1 Etymology
* 2 Geographic range
* 3 References
* 4 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]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rhodin et al., 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).

## Bibliography

* 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; Roger, Bour (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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