West African black turtle
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Pleurodira
Family:	Pelomedusidae
Genus:	Pelusios
Species:	P. niger
Binomial name
Pelusios niger Duméril andBibron, 1835[1][2]
Synonyms[2]
Sternotherus niger– Duméril & Bibron, 1835 Sternothaerus niger– Gray, 1856 Sternothaerus oxyrhinus– Boulenger, 1897

TheWest African black turtle (Pelusios niger) is a species ofturtle in the familyPelomedusidae. It isendemic to Africa, inCameroon,Equatorial Guinea,Gabon, andNigeria.^[1]

• Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Roger, Bour (31 December 2011)."Turtles of the world, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status"(PDF).Chelonian Research Monographs.6.Archived(PDF) from the original on 31 January 2012.
• Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (31 October 2007)."Checklist of Chelonians of the World"(PDF). Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 1 May 2011. Retrieved29 December 2010.

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