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Mesoclemmys
''Mesoclemmys'' is a genus of South American turtles in the family Chelidae. Species Species include: * '' Mesoclemmys dahli'' ( Zangerl & Medem, 1958) – Dahl's toad-headed turtleZangerl, R.; Medem, F. (1958). "A New Species of Chelid Turtle, ''Phrynops'' (''Batrachemys'') ''dahli'', from Colombia". ''Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College'' 119: 375–390 * '' Mesoclemmys gibba'' ( Schweigger, 1812) – Gibba turtleSchweigger, A.F. (1812). "''Prodromus Monographia Cheloniorum auctore Schweigger'' ". ''Königsberger Archiv Naturwissenschaft und Mathematik'' 1: 271–368, 406–462. (in Latin). * '' Mesoclemmys heliostemma'' ( McCord, Joseph-Ouni & Lamar, 2001) * '' Mesoclemmys jurutiensis'' Cunha, Sampaio, Carneiro & Vogt, 2021 * ''Mesoclemmys nasuta'' (Schweigger, 1812) * '' Mesoclemmys perplexa'' Bour & Zaher, 2005Bour, Roger; Zaher, Hussam (2005). "A new species of ''Mesoclemmys'', from the open formations of northeastern Brazil (Chelonii, Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesoclemmys Jurutiensis
''Mesoclemmys'' is a genus of South American turtles in the Family (biology), family Chelidae. Species Species include: * ''Mesoclemmys dahli'' (species:Rainer Zangerl, Zangerl & Friedrich Johann Graf von Medem, Medem, 1958) – Dahl's toad-headed turtleZangerl, R.; Medem, F. (1958). "A New Species of Chelid Turtle, ''Phrynops'' (''Batrachemys'') ''dahli'', from Colombia". ''Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College'' 119: 375–390 * ''Mesoclemmys gibba'' (August Friedrich Schweigger, Schweigger, 1812) – Gibba turtleSchweigger, A.F. (1812). "''Prodromus Monographia Cheloniorum auctore Schweigger'' ". ''Königsberger Archiv Naturwissenschaft und Mathematik'' 1: 271–368, 406–462. (in Latin). * ''Mesoclemmys heliostemma'' (species:William P. McCord, McCord, species:Mehdi Joseph-Ouni, Joseph-Ouni & species:William W. Lamar, Lamar, 2001) * ''Mesoclemmys jurutiensis'' species:Fábio Andrew G. Cunha, Cunha, species:Maria Iracilda da Cunha Sampaio, Sampaio, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesoclemmys Sabiniparaensis
''Mesoclemmys'' is a genus of South American turtles in the family Chelidae. Species Species include: * '' Mesoclemmys dahli'' ( Zangerl & Medem, 1958) – Dahl's toad-headed turtleZangerl, R.; Medem, F. (1958). "A New Species of Chelid Turtle, ''Phrynops'' (''Batrachemys'') ''dahli'', from Colombia". ''Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College'' 119: 375–390 * ''Mesoclemmys gibba'' ( Schweigger, 1812) – Gibba turtleSchweigger, A.F. (1812). "''Prodromus Monographia Cheloniorum auctore Schweigger'' ". ''Königsberger Archiv Naturwissenschaft und Mathematik'' 1: 271–368, 406–462. (in Latin). * '' Mesoclemmys heliostemma'' ( McCord, Joseph-Ouni & Lamar, 2001) * ''Mesoclemmys jurutiensis'' Cunha, Sampaio, Carneiro & Vogt, 2021 * ''Mesoclemmys nasuta'' (Schweigger, 1812) * '' Mesoclemmys perplexa'' Bour & Zaher, 2005Bour, Roger; Zaher, Hussam (2005). "A new species of ''Mesoclemmys'', from the open formations of northeastern Brazil (Chelonii, Cheli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesoclemmys Tuberculata
''Mesoclemmys tuberculata'' is a species of turtle Turtles are reptiles of the order (biology), order Testudines, characterized by a special turtle shell, shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira (side necked turtles) and Crypt .... It is found in northeastern Brazil. in the Reptile Database References tuberculata Turtles of South America Turtles of Brazil[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesoclemmys Dahli
Dahl's toad-headed turtle (''Mesoclemmys dahli'') is a medium-sized species of side-necked turtle in the family Chelidae. This critically endangered freshwater turtle is endemic to northern Colombia, where it lives in small pools, streams, and swamps, but aestivates on land.Forero-Medina, G.; Castaño-Mora, O.V.; Cárdenas-Arevalo, G.; Medina-Rangel, G.F. (2013). "''Mesoclemmys dahli'' (Zangerl and Medem 1958) – Dahl's Toad-Headed Turtle,''Carranchina, Tortuga Montañera''". ''Chelonian Research Monographs'' (5): 069.1–069.8. doi:10.3854/crm.5.069.dahli. v1.2013 Etymology The Specific name (zoology), specific name, ''dahli'', is in honor of Swedish-born Colombian ichthyologist George Dahl (1905-1979), who collected the type specimen. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Mesoclemmys dahli'', p. 64). Appearance ''M. dahli'' has an olive to brown carapac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesoclemmys Heliostemma
''Mesoclemmys raniceps'' is a side-necked turtle found in the Amazon basin and Orinoco basin. Little is known about the turtle's life cycle, but there is evidence that the females can lay a clutch of 4-8 eggs several times in the year. Males are usually smaller than females in length. Males can be distinguished from females by the prominent white scales they have on the external border of their skin which cover the tibia. ''Mesoclemmys raniceps'' can be identified by the black stripe on each side of their head which extends from the snout through the eyes and ends at the exterior end, the tympani Timpani (; ) or kettledrums (also informally called timps) are musical instruments in the percussion family. A type of drum categorised as a hemispherical drum, they consist of a membrane called a head stretched over a large bowl traditionally .... References 5. Vogt, R. C., Franco, J. A. G., Fernandes, T. undefined, & Cunha, F. undefined. (2019, March 29). Reproductive Biology ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 {{Taxonbar, from=Q2716655 gibba Turtles of South America Turtles of Brazil Reptiles of Colombia Reptiles of Ecuador Reptiles of French Guiana Reptiles of Guyana Reptiles of Paraguay Reptiles of Peru Reptiles of Suriname Reptiles of Trinidad and Tobago Reptiles of Venezuela Reptiles described in 1812 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Durophagy, durophagous species (feeding on hard-shelled animals) had the highest bite force out of 28 species measured, at . References Mesoclemmys, nasuta Turtles of South America Turtles of Brazil Reptiles of Bolivia Reptiles of Colombia Reptiles of French Guiana Reptiles of Guyana Reptiles of Peru Reptiles of Suriname Reptiles described in 1812 {{Turtle-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 America. It is a large family of turtles with a significant fossil history dating back to the Cretaceous. The family is entirely Gondwanan in origin, with no members found outside Gondwana, either in the present day or as a fossil.Georges, A. & Thomson, S. (2006). "Evolution and Zoogeography of Australian freshwater turtles". In: Merrick, J. R.; Archer, M.; Hickey, G. & Lee, M. (eds.) ''Evolution and Zoogeography of Australasian Vertebrates''. Sydney: Australia. Description Like all pleurodirous turtles, the chelids withdraw their necks sideways into their shells, differing from cryptodires that fold their necks in the vertical plane. They are all highly aquatic species with webbed feet and the capacity to stay submerged for long periods of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August Friedrich Schweigger
August Friedrich Schweigger (8 September 1783 – 28 June 1821) was a German naturalist born in Erlangen. He was the younger brother of scientist Johann Salomo Christoph Schweigger (1779-1857). He studied medicine, zoology and botany at Erlangen, and following graduation spent time in Berlin (from 1804) and Paris (from 1806). In 1809 he was appointed professor of botany and medicine at the University of Königsberg. In 1815, he was elected a corresponding member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. On a research trip to Sicily, he was murdered near Agrigento on 28 June 1821. The plant genus ''Schweiggeria'' from the family Violaceae is named in his honor. In the scientific field of herpetology, he is best known for his 1812 monograph of turtles, in which he described several new species which are still valid. Turtle taxa described by Schweigger Schweigger is the taxonomic authority of ''Chelydra'', a genus of snapping turtles. In 1812 he described as new species the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesoclemmys Perplexa
''Mesoclemmys perplexa'' is a species of turtle from Northeast Brazil The Northeast Region of Brazil ( ) is one of the five official and political regions of Brazil, regions of the country according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. Of Brazil's twenty-six states, it comprises nine: Maranhão, .... References perplexa Turtles of South America Turtles of Brazil Endemic reptiles of Brazil Reptiles described in 2005 {{Turtle-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turtle
Turtles are reptiles of the order (biology), order Testudines, characterized by a special turtle shell, shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira (side necked turtles) and Cryptodira (hidden necked turtles), which differ in the way the head retracts. There are 360 living and recently extinct species of turtles, including land-dwelling tortoises and freshwater terrapins. They are found on most continents, some islands and, in the case of sea turtles, much of the ocean. Like other Amniote, amniotes (reptiles, birds, and mammals) they breathe air and do not lay eggs underwater, although many species live in or around water. Turtle shells are made mostly of bone; the upper part is the domed Turtle shell#Carapace, carapace, while the underside is the flatter plastron or belly-plate. Its outer surface is covered in scale (anatomy), scales made of keratin, the material of hair, horns, and claws. The carapace bones deve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
