Yellowbelly mud turtle  (Pelusios castanoides)

Range

Two subspecies are currently recognised. The nominate subspecies, the East African yellow-bellied mud turtle (P. c. castanoides), ranges from Kenya in East Africa south to Swaziland and north-east South Africa, and also occurs on Madagascar (2) (3). The Seychelles chestnut-bellied mud turtle (P. c. intergularis) is endemic to the Seychelles, where it is found on Mahé, Cerf, Praslin, La Digue, Fregate and Silhouette islands (1).

View a distribution map for this species at UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.

Habitat

This semi-aquatic turtle is present in rivers, marshes and swamps (1) (2).

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