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West African Black Turtle

Pelusios niger (Duméril & Bibron 1835)

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Pelusios niger (West African Black Turtle) is a species of turtles in the family African mud terrapins. They are listed as near threatened by IUCN. They are found in Afrotropics. They have sexual reproduction.

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  • URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0019953
  • Definition: Capable of creating a new organism by combining the genetic material of two gametes, which may come from two parent organisms or from a single organism, in the case of self-fertilizing hermaphrodites.
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EOL has data for 19 attributes, including:

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of West African black turtle. View this species on GBIF