Family Pelomedusidae (African Side-necked Turtles):
countries and regions with most species

© Rune Midtgaard
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*Countries/regions with same number of species are ranked alphabetically
Rank* Country / region Species
No. 1
Congo-Kinshasa
12
No. 2
Tanzania
9
No. 3
Angola
7
No. 4
Central African Republic
7
No. 5
Congo-Brazzaville
7
No. 6
Gabon
6
No. 7
Kenya
6
No. 8
Mozambique
6
No. 9
Nigeria
6
No. 10
South Africa
6
No. 11
Zambia
6
No. 12
Benin
5
No. 13
Botswana
5
No. 14
Cameroon
5
No. 15
Ivory Coast
5
No. 16
KwaZulu-Natal [South Africa]
5
No. 17
Malawi
5
No. 18
Senegal
5
No. 19
Togo
5
No. 20
Zimbabwe
5
No. 21
Burundi
4
No. 22
Ghana
4
No. 23
Rwanda
4
No. 24
Uganda
4
No. 25
Cabinda [Angola]
3
No. 26
Equatorial Guinea
3
No. 27
Ethiopia
3
No. 28
Gambia
3
No. 29
Guinea
3
No. 30
Liberia
3
No. 31
Limpopo [South Africa]
3
No. 32
Mpumalanga [South Africa]
3
No. 33
Namibia
3
No. 34
Niger
3
No. 35
Rio Muni [Equatorial Guinea]
3
No. 36
Sierra Leone
3
No. 37
Somalia
3
No. 38
South Sudan
3
No. 39
Bazaruto [Mozambique]
2
No. 40
Bazaruto Archipelago [Mozambique]
2
No. 41
Burkina Faso
2
No. 42
Chad
2
No. 43
Eswatini
2
No. 44
Gauteng [South Africa]
2
No. 45
Guinea-Bissau
2
No. 46
Madagascar
2
No. 47
Mali
2
No. 48
Mauritania
2
No. 49
North West Province [South Africa]
2
No. 50
Praslin [Seychelles]
2
No. 51
Seychelles
2
No. 52
Seychelles inner islands [Seychelles]
2
No. 53
Sudan
2
No. 54
Bijagos Archipelago [Guinea-Bissau]
1
No. 55
Eastern Cape [South Africa]
1
No. 56
Eritrea
1
No. 57
Free State [South Africa]
1
No. 58
Lesotho
1
No. 59
Northern Cape [South Africa]
1
No. 60
Nosy Be [Madagascar]
1
No. 61
Pemba [Tanzania]
1
No. 62
Sao Tome [Sao Tome & Principe]
1
No. 63
Sao Tome & Principe
1
No. 64
Saudi Arabia
1
No. 65
Western Cape [South Africa]
1
No. 66
Yemen
1
No. 67
Yemeni mainland [Yemen]
1