Cape Terrapin
Pelomedusa galeata
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,337
- Most observed in
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Pelomedusa galeata, commonly known as the South African helmeted terrapin and the cape terrapin, is a species of side-necked terrapin in the family Pelomedusidae. It is endemic to South Africa, Eswatini and southern Mozambique.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Pelomedusa galeata”.