Mesoclemmys zuliae Pritchard and Trebbau 1984 (Zulia toad-headed turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Chelidae

Belongs to Mesoclemmys according to Pritchard and Trebbau 1984

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

Ecology: amphibious piscivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Mesoclemmys zuliae in the database

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