The variable mud turtle (Pelusios rhodesianus), also known as Rhodesian mud turtle, Mashona hinged terrapin or variable hinged terrapin, is a species of turtle in the family Pelomedusidae. It is widely distributed in Central, East, and Southern Africa.[1][2] The species was officially described by John Hewitt in 1927 and had to be broken into subspecies due to color variations on the heads of the turtles acrost the regions.[3]
^ abTortoise.; Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group. (2016) [errata version of 1996 assessment]. "Pelusios rhodesianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T16530A97385824. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
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^Rhodin, Anders; Pritchard, Peter; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Saumure, Raymond, eds. (2008-05-15). "Pelusios rhodesianus Hewitt 1927 – Variable Mud Turtle, Variable Hinged Terrapin". Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises. Chelonian Research Monographs. Vol. 5 (First ed.). Chelonian Research Foundation. pp. 004.1–004.3. doi:10.3854/crm.5.004.rhodesianus.v1.2008.
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