Mesoclemmys wermuthi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chelidoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Division: Pan-Testudines Division: Testudinata Ordo: Testudines Infraordo: Pan-Pleurodira Subordo: Pleurodira Superfamilia: Chelidoidea

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

Name

• Mesoclemmys wermuthi Mertens 1969:132 sec. TTWG 2021
  • Type locality: Amazonian Peru
  • Holotype: SMF 66246

Synonymy

• Phrynops wermuthi Mertens 1969:132
  • Mesoclemmys raniceps Iverson 1992
  • Mesoclemmys wermuthi TTWG 2021

References

• Mertens, Robert F. W. 1969 Eine neue Halswender-Schildkröte aus Peru. Senckenbergiana Biologica 50: 132.
• Cunha, FAG, Sampiao, I, Carneiro, J & Vogt, RC 2021. A New Species of Amazon Freshwater Toad-Headed Turtle in the Genus Mesoclemmys (Testudines: Pleurodira: Chelidae) from Brazil. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 20(2): 151-166. DOI: 10.2744/CCB-1448.1.
• TTWG (Turtle Taxonomy Working Group) 2021. Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status (9th Ed.). Chelonian Research Monographs 8: 1–472. DOI: 10.3854/crm.8.checklist.atlas.v9.2021.PDF Reference page. 
• ZooBank: A7267533-444D-4AA1-B251-EA871806B51C