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Mesoclemmys

Reptilia - Testudines - Chelidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Mesoclemmys Gray
1909Batrachemys Stejneger
2001Bufocephala McCord et al.
2001Ranacephala McCord et al.
2014Mesoclemmys van Dijk et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderPleurodira
familyChelidaeGray 1825
subfamilyChelinaeGray 1825
genusMesoclemmysGray 1873

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.

G. Mesoclemmys Gray 1873
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Mesoclemmys dahli Zangerl and Medem 1958
Mesoclemmys gibba Schweigger 1812 [Gibba turtle]
Mesoclemmys heliostemma McCord et al. 2001 [Yellow-crowned toad-headed turtle]
Mesoclemmys hogei Mertens 1967 [Hoge's side-necked turtle]
Mesoclemmys nasuta Schweigger 1812 [Guyanan toad-headed turtle]
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Invalid names: Batrachemys nasuta Schweigger 1812 [synonym]
Mesoclemmys perplexa Bour and Zaher 2005 [Cerrado side-necked turtle]
Mesoclemmys raniceps Gray 1856 [Amazon toad-headed turtle]
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Invalid names: Batrachemys raniceps Gray 1856 [synonym]
Mesoclemmys tuberculata Luederwaldt 1926 [Tuberculate toad-headed turtle]
Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei Bour 1973 [Vanderhaege's toad-headed turtle]
Mesoclemmys vanegasorum Cadena et al. 2020
Mesoclemmys zuliae Pritchard and Trebbau 1984 [Zulia toad-headed turtle]
Invalid names: Batrachemys Stejneger 1909 [synonym], Bufocephala McCord et al. 2001 [synonym], Ranacephala McCord et al. 2001 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Body part: carapacef
Adult length: 0.1 to < 1.0f
Grouping: solitaryf
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousf
Diet: piscivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-25 14:20:51
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:30:55
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ernst and Barbour 1989, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Middle Miocene or 15.97000 to 11.60800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.608 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Colombia (Huila) M. vanegasorum (207888)