title: Central African mud turtle
text: # Central African mud turtle
  
  The Central African mud turtle (Pelusios chapini) is a species of turtle in the family Pelomedusidae. The species is endemic to Central Africa.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific name, chapini, is in honor of American ornithologist James Paul Chapin.
  
  ## Geographic range
  
  Pelusios chapini is found in the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, and Uganda
  
  