Yellowbelly mud turtle  (Pelusios castanoides)

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For more information on the yellowbelly mud turtle see:

Turtles of the World (CD-ROM), by Ernst, C.H., Altenburg, R.G.M. and Barbour, R.W.:
http://nlbif.eti.uva.nl/bis/turtles.php?selected=beschrijving&menuentry=soorten&id=125

For more information on the Seychelles chestnut-bellied mud turtle and its conservation see:

Gerlach, J. & Canning, L. (2001) Range contractions in the Critically Endangered Seychelles terrapins (Pelusios spp.). Oryx, 35(4): 313 – 321. Available at:
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/pdf/10.1046/j.1365-3008.2001.00203.x#search=%22Range%20contractions%20in%20the%20Critically%20Endangered%20Seychelles%20terrapins%22

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