Yellowbelly mud turtle  (Pelusios castanoides)

Facts

Also known as:yellow-bellied mud turtle and yellow-bellied hinged terrapin
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Testudines
Family Pelomedusidae
Genus Pelusios (1)
Size Carapace length: up to 23 cm (2)

Status

Classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List (1). Subspecies: Seychelles chestnut-bellied mud turtle (P. c. intergularis) is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List (1).