After Maylan & Ganko, 1997, Lapparent de Broin, 2000, and Gaffney, Tong & Buffetaut, 2006
<==o Pelomedusidae [Eusarkiidae] (piilokaulakilpikonnat) |?-o †Carteremys Williams, 1953 | |-- †C. leithi Williams, 1953 | `-- †C. pisdurensis (Jain, 1977) [“Shweboemys” pisdurensis Jain, 1977] |?- †Paralichelys Bergounioux, 1935 |?- †Pelomedusidae genera et species indet. [U. Cret., Marokko] |--o †Platycheloides Houghton, 1928 | |-- †P. sp. cf. P. nyasae [Broin, 1980 (Lapparent & Cooper, in prep.)] | `-- †P. nyasae Houghton, 1928 `--o Pelomedusidae s.s. |--o Pelomedusa subrufa (Lacépède, 1788) Wagler, 1830 (non Gray, 1844) (Helmeted Turtle; piilokaulakilpikonna) [taxonomic history] | |-- P. s. subrufa (Lacépède, 1788) | |-- P. s. nigra (Gray, 1863) | `-- P. s. olivacea (Schweigger, 1812) `--o Pelusios Wagler, 1830 |?- P. broadreyi Bour, 1986 (Turkana Mud Turtle) [taxonomic history] |?- P. bechuanicus Fitzsimons, 1932 (Okavango Mud Turtle) [taxonomic history] |?- P. carinatus Laurent, 1956 (African Keeled Mud Turtle) [taxonomic history] |?-o P. castanoides Hewitt, 1931 (Yellowbelly Mud Turtle) [taxonomic history] | |-- P. c. castanoides Hewitt, 1931 | `-- P. c. intergularis |?- P. cupulatta Bour & Maran, 2003 |?- P. marani Bour, 2000 |?- P. niger (Duméril & Bibron, 1835) (West African Black Forest Turtle) [taxonomic history] |?- P. seychellensis (Siebenrock, 1906) (Seychelles Mud Turtle) [taxonomic history] |?-o P. subniger (Lacépède, 1788) (East African Black Mud Turtle) [taxonomic history] | |-- P. s. subniger (Lacépède, 1788) | `-- P. s. parietalis Bour, 1983 |?- P. upembae Broadley, 1981 (Upemba Mud Turtle) [taxonomic history] |?-o P. williamsi Laurent, 1965 (Williams' African Mud Turtle) [taxonomic history] | |-- P. w. williamsi Laurent, 1965 | |-- P. w. laurenti Bour, 1983 | `-- P. w. lutescens `--o [P. adansonii -group] |-- P. adansonii (Schweigger, 1812) (Adanson's Turtle) [taxonomic history] |-- P. gabonensis (Duméril, 1856) (Gabon Turtle) [taxonomic history] |-- P. nanus Laurent, 1956 (African Dwarf Mud Turtle) [taxonomic history] |-- P. sinuatus (Smith, A., 1838) (Searrated Turtle) [taxonomic history] `--+-- P. castaneus (Schweigger, 1812) (African Mud Turtle) [taxonomic history] |-- P. chapini Laurent, 1965 (Central African Mud Turtle) [taxonomic history] `-- P. rhodesianus Hewitt, 1927 (Variable Mud Turtle) [taxonomic history]
Reference(s):
- Lapparent de Broin, F. de, 2000: African chelonians from the Jurassic to the Present: Phases of development and preliminary catalogue of the fossil record.
–Palaeontologica Africana: Vol. 36, pp. 43-82 - Maylan, P. A., 2001: Testudines – Turtles, tortoises and terrapins
–iNet: The Tree of Life Project: http://www.tolweb.org/tree?group=Testudines&contgroup=Amniota - Meylan, P. A. & Ganko, E., 1997: Higher Relationships of Testunides – The extinct and living turtles.
–iNet: The Tree of Life Project: [not available] - Meylan, P. A. & Ganko, E., 1997: Pleurodira – The Side-necked turtles.
–iNet: The Tree of Life Project: [not available] - Uetz, P., Etzold, T. & Chenna, R., (eds.), 1995-2005: The Reptile Database [former “EMBL Reptile Database”].
–iNet: http://www.reptile-database.org/