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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update:
January 1st, 2025.
Pelomedusidae
 
African Side-necked Turtles
Pelomedusenschildkröten
Afrikanske Halsvendere
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2 genera of which none are endemic | 0%  100%
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27 species of which 2 (7.4%) are endemic | 0%  100%
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Remarks:
Previously included the family
Podocnemididae (e.g., Wermuth & Mertens 1977; Iverson 1992).
Distribution:
Africa, SW. Arabia, Madagascar, Seychelles.
Reported from:
Angola,
Benin,
Botswana,
Burkina Faso,
Burundi,
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Chad,
Congo-Brazzaville,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Equatorial Guinea,
Eritrea,
Eswatini,
Ethiopia,
Gabon,
Gambia,
Ghana,
Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau,
Ivory Coast,
Kenya,
Lesotho,
Liberia,
Madagascar,
Malawi,
Mali,
Mozambique,
Namibia,
Niger,
Nigeria,
Rwanda,
Sao Tome & Principe,
Saudi Arabia,
Senegal,
Seychelles,
Sierra Leone,
Somalia,
South Africa,
South Sudan,
Sudan,
Tanzania,
Togo,
Uganda,
Yemen,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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