Kingdom [Animalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Subkingdom Metazoa Haeckel, 1874 see Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758
     Division Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910 see Subkingdom Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910
       Subdivision Bilateralia
         Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
           Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
             Class Reptilia Linnaeus, 1758 - reptiles
               Subclass Anapsida Osborn, 1903 - anapsids
                 Order Testudines Wagler, 1830 - turtles
                   Suborder Pleurodira Cope, 1864
                     Family Pelomedusidae Cope, 1868 - African mud terrapins
                       Genus Pelusios Wagler, 1830
                         1 Pelusios adansonii (Schweigger, 1812) - Adanson's mud turtle
                         2 Pelusios sinuatus (Smith, 1838) - serrated hinged terrapin
                         3 Pelusios gabonensis (Duméril, 1856) - African forest turtle
                         4 Pelusios niger (Duméril & Bibron, 1835) - West African black mud turtle
                         5 Pelusios subniger (Bonnaterre, 1789) - East African black mud turtle