Order Testudines Wagler, 1830 - turtles Suborder Pleurodira Cope, 1864 Family Pelomedusidae Cope, 1868 - African mud terrapins Genus Pelusios Wagler, 1830 Pelusios castaneus (Schweigger, 1812) - West African mud turtle ‡Pelusios castaneus seychellensis (Siebenrock, 1906) - Seychelles mud turtle