Pelusios upembae

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 upembae

Name

• Pelusios upembae Broadley, 1981: 667

Holotype: TM 38178, ♀, collected by G.-F. de Witte between 13–27 September 1947.

Type locality: “Kanonga River, a tributary of the right bank of the Fungwe River (695 m), Upemba National Park, Shaba Province, Zaire [=Democratic Republic of the Congo]”.

Combinations

• Pelusios bechuanicus upembae Broadley, 1981: 667 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Pelusios upembae — Iverson, 1986 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

References

Primary references

• Broadley, D.G. 1981. A review of the genus Pelusios Wagler in southern Africa (Pleurodira: Pelomedusidae). Occasional papers of the National Museums and Monuments. Series B, Natural sciences 6(9): 633–686. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Psammophis orientalis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 October 2018.
• Pelusios upembae – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

čeština: Pelusie upembajská
English: Upemba mud turtle