Upemba mud turtle

Upemba mud turtle
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Pleurodira
Family:	Pelomedusidae
Genus:	Pelusios
Species:	P. upembae
Binomial name
Pelusios upembae Broadley, 1981

The Upemba mud turtle (Pelusios upembae) is a species of turtle in the family Pelomedusidae.

It is endemic to Democratic Republic of the Congo.

References

• Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Pelusios upembae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.