Animalia > Chordata > Testudines > Chelidae > Mesoclemmys

Mesoclemmys (Snake-necked turtle)

Synonyms: Batrachemmys; Batrachemys; Bufocephala

Wikipedia Abstract

Mesoclemmys is a South American genus of turtle in the Chelidae family. Species include: \n* Mesoclemmys dahli (Zangerl and Medem, 1958) - Dahl's toad-headed turtle \n* Mesoclemmys gibba (Schweigger, 1812) - Gibba turtle \n* Mesoclemmys heliostemma (McCord, Joseph-Ouni, and Lamar 2001) \n* Mesoclemmys hogei (Mertens, 1967) - Hoge's side-necked turtle \n* Mesoclemmys nasuta (Schweigger, 1812) \n* Mesoclemmys perplexa (Bour & Zaher, 2005) \n* Mesoclemmys raniceps (Gray, 1856) - Amazon toad-headed turtle \n* Mesoclemmys tuberculata (Luederwaldt, 1926) - Tuberculate toad-headed turtle \n* Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei (Bour, 1973) - Vanderhaege's toad-headed turtle \n* Mesoclemmys zuliae (Pritchard and Trebbau, 1984) - Zulia toad-headed turtle
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Species

Batrachemys tuberculata
Mesoclemmys dahli (Dahl’s Toadhead Turtle) (Critically Endangered) (Attributes)
Mesoclemmys gibba (Gibba (Toadhead) Turtle) (Attributes)
Mesoclemmys heliostemma (Amazon Toadhead Turtle)
Mesoclemmys hogei (Hoge’s Toadhead Turtle, Hoge’s Side-necked Turtle) (Critically Endangered)
Mesoclemmys nasuta (Guianan Toadhead Turtle, Common Toadheaded Turtle) (Attributes)
Mesoclemmys perplexa (Snake-necked turtle)
Mesoclemmys raniceps (Black-lined Toadhead Turtle)
Mesoclemmys tuberculata (Tuberculate Toadhead Turtle) (Attributes)
Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei (Vanderhaege’s Toadhead Turtle) (Attributes)
Mesoclemmys vanegasorum
Mesoclemmys zuliae (Zulia Toadhead Turtle) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0