| Specimen ID | 1697452 |
| Group | Reptiles-Turtles |
| Genus | Pelusios |
| Species | castaneus |
| Common Name | West African Mud Turtle |
| State | FL |
| County | Miami-Dade |
| Locality | Tropical Park, Miami |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Florida Southeast Coast |
| HUC8 Number | 03090206 |
| HUC10 Name | Tamiami Canal |
| HUC10 Number | 0309020615 |
| HUC12 Name | Tamiami Canal |
| HUC12 Number | 030902061500 |
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| Collection Day | 13 |
| Collection Month | 11 |
| Collection Year | 2020 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | released |
| Status | unknown |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 38359 |
| Author: | Stemle, L.R. |
| Date: | 2022 |
| Title: | First georeferenced report of a non-native West African Mud Turtle, Pelusios castaneus (Schweigger 1812), in Florida |
| Journal: | Reptiles and Amphibians |
| Volume: | 29 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Pages: | 150-151 |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 45082 |
| Author: | Stemle, L.R. and C.A. Searcy |
| Date: | 2024 |
| Title: | Habitat characteristics favoring native freshwater turtles in the highly invaded urban turtle community of Miami-Dade County |
| Journal: | Biological Invasions |
| Volume: | 26 |
| Pages: | 1181-1194 |
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| Comments | A related species, Pelusios subniger (East African Black Mud Turtle) were been identified in Miami-Dade Co. in 1999 but may have been mis-identified P. castaneus. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Disposal | removed from pond |
| Museum Cat Number | UF 191206 photo voucher |
| Verifier | Andrews Agyekumhene, University of Ghana |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Number Collected | 1 |
| Size | 21.5 cm carapace length, 1.3kg mass |
| Number of Breeding Males | 1 |
