Mesoclemmys Gray 1873 (sideneck turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Chelidae

Synonyms: Batrachemys Stejneger 1909, Bufocephala McCord et al. 2001, Ranacephala McCord et al. 2001

Parent taxon: Chelinae according to P. P. van Dijk et al. 2014

Sister taxon: Rhinemys

Subtaxa: Batrachemys dahli Batrachemys heliostemma Batrachemys tuberculata Batrachemys zuliae Bufocephala vanderhaegei Mesoclemmys dahli Mesoclemmys gibba Mesoclemmys heliostemma Mesoclemmys hogei Mesoclemmys nasuta Mesoclemmys perplexa Mesoclemmys raniceps Mesoclemmys tuberculata Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei Mesoclemmys vanegasorum Mesoclemmys zuliae Ranacephala hogei

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Ecology: amphibious piscivore

Distribution: found only at La Repartidora (Miocene of Colombia)

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