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) [“Shweboemyspisdurensis 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]

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