Sternothaerus nigricans var. castanea — Boulenger, 1907
Pelusios derbianus — Schmidt, 1919
Pelusios nigricans castaneus — Hewitt, 1927
Pelusios seychellensis Siebenrock, 1906
Pelusios subniger castaneus — Mertens, 1933
Pelusios castaneus castaneus — Laurent, 1965
Pelusios castaneus derbianus — Laurent, 1965
Pelusios derbyanus Pritchard, 1967 (ex errore)
The West African mud turtle (Pelusios castaneus), also known as the West African side-necked turtle or swamp terrapin,[3] is a species of turtle in the family Pelomedusidae.
Pelusios castaneus is a freshwater species and is endemic to West and Central Africa.
^ abRhodin et al. 2011, p. 000.215
^ abFritz & Havaš 2007, pp. 346–347
^Broadley, Donald G. (1973). "Provisional List of Vernacular Names for Rhodesian Reptiles and Amphibians". The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa. 10 (1): 17–24. doi:10.1080/04416651.1973.9650652.
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