Species Profiles

Pelusios castaneus castaneus West African Mud Turtle Description Like every Pelomedusidae species, Pelusios castaneus castaneus lack a cervical scute therefore both the M1 and M2 scutes touch each other. Likewise, as with every Pleurodira, Pelusios castaneus castaneus also has an intergular scute on the plastron. As a difference from its sister genus Pelomedusa, Pelusios species do have a hinge on the plastron, between the pectoral