Adanson’s Mud Turtle

Pelusios adansonii (Schweigger 1812)

Pelusios adansonii (Adanson’s Mud Turtle) is a species of turtles in the family African mud terrapins. They are associated with freshwater habitat. They are found in Afrotropics.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000873
Definition: A biome that applies to the freshwater realm.

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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Afrotropical
Attribution: https://www.oneearth.org/realms/afrotropics/

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EOL has data for 4 attributes, including:

biogeographic realm
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GAZ_00000071
- Definition: The largest scale biogeographic division of the earth's surface based on the historic and evolutionary distribution patterns of plants and animals.
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Afrotropics
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Afrotropical
- Attribution: https://www.oneearth.org/realms/afrotropics/
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ecoregion
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q295469
- Definition: ecologically and geographically defined area that is smaller than a biogeographic realm
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Saharan Flooded Grasslands
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Saharan_flooded_grasslands
- Attribution: https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/at0905
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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Niger
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/2440476
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habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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arid
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000230
- Definition: An arid condition is an environmental condition in which annual precipitation is less than half of annual potential evapotranspiration.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Adanson’s mud turtle. View this species on GBIF