Biology:Mesoclemmys gibba
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Short description: Species of turtle
| Mesoclemmys gibba | |
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| Mesoclemmys gibba | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | Chelidae |
| Genus: | Mesoclemmys |
| Species: | M. gibba
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| Binomial name | |
| Mesoclemmys gibba (Schweigger, 1812)[1]
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Species Synonymy
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Mesoclemmys gibba, known as the toadhead turtle or gibba turtle, is a small side necked turtle found in a wide area of South America, in Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, Guyana, Surinam, Paraguay, and parts of Brazil.
References
- ↑ Schweigger, A.F. 1812. Prodromus Monographia Cheloniorum auctore Schweigger. Königsberg. Arch. Naturwiss. Mathem., 1: 271-368, 406-458.
- ↑ Uwe Fritz & Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology 57 (2): 263–264. Archived from the original on May 1, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110501060224/http://www.cnah.org/pdf_files/851.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q2716655 entry
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