| West African mud turtle |
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| Scientific classification |
| Domain: |
Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Chordata |
| Class: |
Reptilia |
| Order: |
Testudines |
| Suborder: |
Pleurodira |
| Family: |
Pelomedusidae |
| Genus: |
Pelusios |
| Species: |
P. castaneus |
| Binomial name |
Pelusios castaneus
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| Synonyms |
- Emys castanea Schweigger, 1812
- Sternothaerus leachianus
Bell, 1825
- Pelusios castaneus
— Wagler, 1830
- Chelys (Sternotherus) castaneus — Gray, 1831
- Sternotherus castaneus
— Gray, 1831
- Sternotherus leachianus
— A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1835
- Clemmys (Pelusios) castanea — Fitzinger, 1835
- Sternotherus derbianus
Gray, 1844
- Sternothaerus castaneus
— Gray, 1856
- Sternothaerus derbianus
— Gray, 1856
- Sternothaerus nigricans castaneus — Siebenrock, 1906
- 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)
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The West African mud turtle (Pelusios castaneus), also known as the West African side-necked turtle or swamp terrapin, is a species of turtle in the family Pelomedusidae.
Pelusios castaneus is a freshwater species and is endemic to West and Central Africa.