Yellow-bellied mud 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. castanoides
Binomial name
Pelusios castanoides Hewitt, 1931[1]

Theyellow-bellied mud turtle (Pelusios castanoides) is a species ofturtle in the familyPelomedusidae. It is found inMadagascar,Malawi,Mozambique,Seychelles,South Africa, andTanzania.

• P. c. castanoides
• P. c. intergularis^[1]

• Hewitt, John 1931. Descriptions of some African tortoises.Annals of the Natal Museum 6:461-506, pls. XXXVI–XXXVIII.
• Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996.Pelusios castanoides.2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Downloaded on 29 July 2007.

• Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, 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"(PDF).Chelonian Research Monographs.6.Archived(PDF) from the original on 2012-01-31.

• IUCN Red List least concern species
• Pelusios
• Reptiles of East Africa
• Reptiles of Madagascar
• Reptiles described in 1931

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