Williams' mud turtle

Williams' mud turtle (Pelusios williamsi) is a species of turtle in the family Pelomedusidae. The species is endemic to Africa.

Williams' mud turtle
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Pleurodira
Family:	Pelomedusidae
Genus:	Pelusios
Species:	P. williamsi
Binomial name
Pelusios williamsi Laurent, 1965[1][2]
Synonyms[2]
None

Etymology

The specific name, williamsi, is in honor of American herpetologist Ernest E. Williams.^[3]

Geographic range

Pelusios williamsi is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.^[1]

Subspecies

• P. w. williamsi Laurent, 1956 - Lake Victoria mud turtle
• P. w. laurenti Bour, 1984 - Ukerewe Island mud turtle
• P. w. lutescens Laurent, 1956 - Albert Nile mud turtle^[1]

References

1. Rhodin 2011, p. 000.216.
2. Fritz 2007, p. 350.
3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Pelusios williamsi, p. 286).

Bibliography

• Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Iverson, 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.
• Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007-10-31). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2010-12-29.

Further reading

• Bour R (1984). "Note sur Pelusios williamsi Laurent, 1965 (Chelonii, Pelomedusinae) ". Revue Française d'Aquariologie 11: 27–32. (Pelusios williamsi laurenti, new subspecies). (in French).
• Laurent RF (1965). "A Contribution to the Knowledge of the Genus Pelusios (Wagler)". Annales de Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Sciences Zoologiques, Tervuren, Belgium, Eighth Series (135): 1-33. (Pelusios williamsi, new species, p. 12; P. w. lutescens, new subspecies, p. 16).