Pelomedusa subrufa (Helmeted Turtle) is a species of turtles in the family African mud terrapins. They are found in Afrotropics. Individuals are known to live for 20.1 years.
Definition: The largest scale biogeographic division of the earth's surface based on the historic and evolutionary distribution patterns of plants and animals.
Definition: A desert biome is a terrestrial biome which loses more liquid water by evapotranspiration than is supplied by precipitation and includes communities adapted to these conditions.