Pelusios sinuatus

Pelusios sinuatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pelomedusoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Division: Pan-Testudines Division: Testudinata Ordo: Testudines Infraordo: Pan-Pleurodira Subordo: Pleurodira Superfamilia: Pelomedusoidea

Familia: Pelomedusidae
Genus: Pelusios
Species: Pelusios sinuatus

Name

Pelusios sinuatus (Smith, 1838)

• Holotype: NMSE 1859.13.1684 (formerly RSM).
• Type locality: “rivers to the north of 25° south latitude”, restricted to “the Crocodile/ Marico confluence, N. Transvaal, South Africa”, by Broadley (1981: 675).

Combinations

• Sternotherus sinuatus Smith, 1838: pl. I, unpaginated [original combination]
• Pelusios sinuatus — Hewitt, 1927: 371 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Smith, A. 1838–1849. Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; Consisting Chiefly of Figures and Descriptions of the Objects of Natural History Collected During an Expedition Into the Interior of South Africa, in the Years 1834, 1835, and 1836; Fitted Out by “The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa.” Published Under the Authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury. Reptilia. Vol. 2. Smith, Elder and Co.: London. [100] + 28 pp., pls. 1–78. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Pelusios sinuatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 30 July 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Serrated Hinged Terrapin
日本語: ノコヘリハコヨコクビガメ