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Latisternon
Taxonomy
Latisternon was named by Auffenberg (1981). Its type is Latisternon microsulcae.
It was assigned to Pelomedusidae by Auffenberg (1981).
It was assigned to Pelomedusidae by Auffenberg (1981).
Species
L. microsulcae (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1981 | Latisternon Auffenberg p. 510 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| W. Auffenberg 1981 | A medium-sized pelomedusid turtle referred to this family on the basis of having an intergular scale. It differs from all other genera and species in the family by having, in combination, 1) an anterior lobe that is very wide for its median length, with the outer edge forming an obtuse angle near the epi-hyoplastral suture; 2) a thick, well-defined, but truncated epiplastral projection; 3) the inner dorsal surface of the plastral scutes (=plastral overlap) not paralleling the lateral contour of the epiplastron; 4) the humero-pectoral sulcus not crossing the epiplastron; 5) gular scutes not encroaching onto the entoplastron; 6) very faint, shallow plastral sulci. On the basis of the referred specimen, there is no nuchal scute, and at least the anterior part of the carapace is provided with a high, narrow vertebral keel. |