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Basic information
Pelusios sinuatus
(East African) Serrated Turtle
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderTerrapins
FamilyAfrican Mud Turtles
GenusHinged Terrapins
- Czech name
- Pelusie zoubkovaná
- English name
- (East African) Serrated Turtle
- Alternative names
- East African Serrated Mud Turtle, East African Serrated Turtle, Serrated Hinged Terrapin
- Synonyms
- Pelusios sinuatus leptus, Pelusios sinuatus zuluensis, Sternothaerus bottegi, Sternotherus dentatus, Sternotherus sinuatus
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Wetland
- Microhabitat
- Aquatic, Mud
Size and appearance
- Carapace length
- max 550 mm
- Body mass
- max 24,117 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 14.7 years
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Foraging mode
- Active
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- max 25 individuals
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 76FP4 · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4