Batrachemys heliostemma McCord et al. 2001 (sideneck turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Chelidae
Belongs to Batrachemys according to McCord et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Mesoclemmys dahli, Mesoclemmys gibba, Mesoclemmys heliostemma, Mesoclemmys hogei, Mesoclemmys nasuta, Mesoclemmys perplexa, Mesoclemmys raniceps, Mesoclemmys tuberculata, Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei, Mesoclemmys vanegasorum, Mesoclemmys zuliae, Batrachemys tuberculata, Batrachemys dahli, Batrachemys zuliae, Bufocephala vanderhaegei, Ranacephala hogei
Ecology: amphibious piscivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Batrachemys heliostemma in the database
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