''Mesoclemmys'' is a South American genus of

turtle Turtles are an order of reptiles known as Testudines, characterized by a special shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira (side necked turtles) and Cryptodira (hidden necked tu ...

in the

Chelidae Chelidae is one of three living families of the turtle suborder Pleurodira, and are commonly called Austro-South American side-neck turtles. The family is distributed in Australia, New Guinea, parts of Indonesia, and throughout most of South Amer ...

family.

Species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

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Mesoclemmys dahli Dahl's toad-headed turtle (''Mesoclemmys dahli'') is a medium-sized species of side-necked turle in the family Chelidae. This critically endangered freshwater turtle is endemic to northern Colombia, where it lives in small pools, streams, and ...

'' (Zangerl and Medem, 1958) - Dahl's toad-headed turtleZangerl, R., and F. Medem. 1958. A new species of chelid turtle, ''Phrynops'' (''Batrachemys'') ''dahli'', from Colombia. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard 119: 375-390 * ''

Mesoclemmys gibba ''Mesoclemmys gibba'', known as the toadhead turtle or gibba turtle, is a small side necked turtle found in a wide area of South America, in Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, Guyana, Surinam, Paraguay, and parts of Brazil. References ...

'' (Schweigger, 1812) - Gibba turtleSchweigger, A.F. 1812. Prodromus Monographia Cheloniorum auctore Schweigger. Königsberg. Arch. Naturwiss. Mathem., 1: 271-368, 406-458. * ''

Mesoclemmys heliostemma ''Mesoclemmys raniceps'' is a side-necked turtle found in the Amazon basin and Orinoco The Orinoco () is one of the longest rivers in South America at . Its drainage basin, sometimes known as the Orinoquia, covers , with 76.3 percent of ...

'' (McCord, Joseph-Ouni, and Lamar 2001) * ''

Mesoclemmys jurutiensis ''Mesoclemmys'' is a South American genus of turtle in the Chelidae family. Species include: * ''Mesoclemmys dahli'' (Zangerl and Medem, 1958) - Dahl's toad-headed turtleZangerl, R., and F. Medem. 1958. A new species of chelid turtle, ''Phrynops ...

'' Cunha, Sampaio, Carneiro, &

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Mesoclemmys nasuta ''Mesoclemmys nasuta'' is a species of turtle that lives in Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Brazil and the Guyanas (north-eastern South America). A study found that this durophagous Durophagy is the eating behavior of animals that consume hard-shelle ...

'' (Schweigger, 1812)Schweigger, Augustus F. 1812. Prodromus monographiae Cheloniorum. Königsberger Archiv für Naturwissenschaft und Mathematik 1:271–368, 406–462. * ''

Mesoclemmys perplexa ''Mesoclemmys perplexa'' is a species of turtle from Northeast Brazil The Northeast Region of Brazil ( pt, Região Nordeste do Brasil; ) is one of the five official and political regions of the country according to the Brazilian Institute of ...

'' Bour & Zaher, 2005Bour, Roger and Zaher, Hussam. 2005. A new species of ''Mesoclemmys'', from the open formations of northeastern Brazil (Chelonii, Chelidae). ''Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia'' 45:295–311. * ''

Mesoclemmys raniceps ''Mesoclemmys raniceps'' is a side-necked turtle found in the Amazon basin and Orinoco The Orinoco () is one of the longest rivers in South America at . Its drainage basin, sometimes known as the Orinoquia, covers , with 76.3 percent of ...

'' (Gray, 1856) - Amazon toad-headed turtleGray, John Edward. 1856 ��1855” Catalogue of Shield Reptiles in the Collection of the British Museum. Part I. Testudinata (Tortoises). London: British Museum, 79 pp. ublished Mar 1856 * ''

Mesoclemmys sabiniparaensis ''Mesoclemmys'' is a South American genus of turtle in the Chelidae family. Species include: * ''Mesoclemmys dahli'' (Zangerl and Medem, 1958) - Dahl's toad-headed turtleZangerl, R., and F. Medem. 1958. A new species of chelid turtle, ''Phrynops ...

'' Cunha, Sampaio, Carneiro, Vogt, Mittermeier, Rhodin & Andrade, 2022 * ''

Mesoclemmys tuberculata ''Mesoclemmys tuberculata'' is a species of turtle Turtles are an order of reptiles known as Testudines, characterized by a special shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira ...

'' (Luederwaldt, 1926) - Tuberculate toad-headed turtleLuederwaldt, Hermann. 1926. Os chelonios brasileiros. ''Revista Museo Paulista'' 14:403–470. * ''

Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei Vanderhaege's toad-headed turtle (''Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei'') is a species of turtle in the family Chelidae. The species is endemic to South America. Etymology The specific name, ''vanderhaegei'', is in honor of Maurice Vanderhaege, who is an ...

'' (Bour, 1973) - Vanderhaege's toad-headed turtleBour, Roger. 1973. Contribution à la connaissance de ''Phrynops nasutus'' (Schweigger: 1812) et ''Phrynops tuberculatus'' (Luederwaldt: 1926). Description d’une nouvelle sous-espèce originaire du Paraguay, ''Phrynops tuberculatus vanderhaegei'' (Testudinata – Pleurodira – Chelidae). ''Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France'' 98(1):175–190. * ''

Mesoclemmys zuliae The Zulia toad-headed sideneck (''Mesoclemmys zuliae''), also known commonly as the Zulia toad-headed turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Chelidae. The species is endemic to Venezuela. Etymology The specific name, ''zuliae'', refers ...

'' (Pritchard and Trebbau, 1984) - Zulia toad-headed turtlePritchard, Peter C.H. and Trebbau, Pedro 1984.

The Turtles of Venezuela ''The Turtles of Venezuela'' is an identification guide of the Testudines families that are found in Venezuela, written by zoologist Pedro Trebbau and herpetologist Peter Pritchard. It was originally published in English in 1984, by the Society fo ...

. ''Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles'', Contributions in Herpetology No. 2, 403 pp. * †''

Mesoclemmys vanegasorum ''Mesoclemmys'' is a South American genus of turtle in the Chelidae family. Species include: * '' Mesoclemmys dahli'' (Zangerl and Medem, 1958) - Dahl's toad-headed turtleZangerl, R., and F. Medem. 1958. A new species of chelid turtle, ''Phrynop ...

'' (Cadena ''et al.'', 2020) -

La Victoria Formation The Honda Group ( es, Grupo Honda, Tsh, Ngh) is a geological group of the Upper and Middle Magdalena Basins and the adjacent Central and Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. The group, in older literature also defined as formation, is in its ...

Laventan The Laventan ( es, Laventense) age is a period of geologic time (13.8 to 11.8 Ma) within the Middle Miocene epoch of the Neogene, used more specifically within the SALMA classification in South America. It follows the Colloncuran and precedes ...

Colombia

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