Pelusios broadleyi,
commonly known as the Turkana mud turtle, Broadley's mud turtle,[2] or the Lake Turkana hinged terrapin,[4] is a
species of
turtle in the
familyPelomedusidae. The species is native to eastern
Africa.
Geographic range
Pelusios broadleyi is
endemic to
Lake Turkana in
East Africa. It has only been confirmed from the Kenyan part of this lake, but may well occur in the
Ethiopian (it has been recorded very close to the border).[5]
Habitat
The preferred natural
habitat of P. broadleyi is freshwater
wetlands.[1]
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