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Cape Terrapin

Pelomedusa galeata

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in South Africa.January 108, February 92, March 100, April 90, May 66, June 30, July 76, August 93, September 154, October 214, November 164, December 136.
South Africa1,323
Western Cape663
KwaZulu-Natal307
Eastern Cape187
Gauteng75
Nothern Cape40
Free State8
Mpumalanga7
Limpopo5

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassReptiles · Reptilia
OrderTurtles and Tortoises · Testudines
FamilyAfrican Mud Turtles · Pelomedusidae
GenusMarsh Terrapins · Pelomedusa

Sources

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