Abstract
– The Seychelles subspecies of black mud turtle, Pelusios subniger parietalis (Family Pelomedusidae), is restricted to six islands of the Seychelles group. Five breeding populations exist and the wild population was estimated to be about 660 adults in 2005. Populations continue to de- cline due to ongoing marsh drainage. Legal protection of wetland habitats is urgently required and ongoing reintroduction to protected areas need to continue to secure the future of this species
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Gerlach, J. (2008). Pelusios subniger parietalis Bour 1983 – Seychelles Black Mud Turtle. In Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises (pp. 016.1-016.4). Chelonian Research Foundation. https://doi.org/10.3854/crm.5.016.parietalis.v1.2008
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