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title: "Serrated Hinged Terrapin"
description: "Pelusios sinuatus — Rettili. The serrated hinged terrapin (Pelusios sinuatus) is a species of turtle in the family Pelomedusidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/serrated-hinged-terrapin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Serrated Hinged Terrapin

> Pelusios sinuatus — Rettili. The serrated hinged terrapin (Pelusios sinuatus) is a species of turtle in the family Pelomedusidae.

- Scientific name: *Pelusios sinuatus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 2132
- Wikidata: [Q2210326](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2210326)
- iNaturalist taxon: [40126](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40126)

## Names

- en: Serrated Hinged Terrapin
- de: Gezähnelte Pelomeduse
- es: Tortuga de Fango Serrada
- nl: Getande doosschildpad

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (1686), ZW (51), KE (46), MW (40), MZ (33), SZ (19), ZM (17), TZ (16), BW (15)

## Summary

The serrated hinged terrapin (Pelusios sinuatus) is a species of turtle in the family Pelomedusidae. The species is native to East Africa and Southern Africa. There are two recognised subspecies.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serrated_hinged_terrapin

## Photo

![Serrated Hinged Terrapin](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/serrated-hinged-terrapin/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/55323202

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/serrated-hinged-terrapin?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).