Mesoclemmys tuberculata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chelidoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Division: Archelosauria Division: Pan-Testudines Division: Testudinata Ordo: Testudines Infraordo: Pan-Pleurodira Subordo: Pleurodira Superfamilia: Chelidoidea

Familia: Chelidae
Subfamilia: Chelinae
Genus: Mesoclemmys
Species: Mesoclemmys tuberculata

Name

• Mesoclemmys tuberculata (Luederwaldt 1926:428)
  • Type locality: Villa Nova, Bahia, Brazil
  • Syntypes: MZUSP 43, 81

Synonyms

• Rhinemys tuberculata Luederwaldt 1926:428
  • Phrynops (Batrachemys) tuberculatus Alderton 1988
  • Batrachemys tuberculata McCord, Joseph-Ouni & Lamar 2001
  • Phrynops tuberculatus Rodrigues 2003
  • Mesoclemmys tuberculata Bour & Zaher 2005

References

• Luederwaldt, H. 1926. Os chelonios brasilieros com a lista das espécies do Museu Paulista. Rev. Mus. Paulista, Sao Paulo 14:408-468
• Bour, R. & Zaher, H. 2005: A new species of Mesoclemmys, from the open formations of northeastern Brazil (Chelonii, Chelidae). Papéis avulsos de zoologia, 45(24): 295–311. doi: 10.1590/S0031-10492005002400001 Reference page. 
• Turtle Taxonomy Working Group (van Dijk, P.P., Iverson, J.B., Rhodin, A.G.J., Shaffer, H.B., and Bour, R.) 2014. Turtles of the world, 7th edition: annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution with maps, and conservation status. Chelonian Research Monographs 5(7):000.329–479 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Tuberculate Toadhead Turtle
日本語: コシヒロカエルガメ