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.
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| Mesoclemmys gibba |
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| Mesoclemmys gibba |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Chordata |
| Class: |
Reptilia |
| Order: |
Testudines |
| Suborder: |
Pleurodira |
| Family: |
Chelidae |
| Genus: |
Mesoclemmys |
| Species: |
M. gibba |
| Binomial name |
Mesoclemmys gibba
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| Synonyms[2] |
Species Synonymy
- Emys gibba Schweigger, 1812
- Emys stenops Spix, 1824
- Hydraspis stenops Bell, 1828
- Rhinemys gibba Wagler, 1830
- Hydraspis cayennensis gibba Gray, 1831
- Platemys gibba Duméril & Bibron, 1835
- Platemys miliusii Duméril & Bibron, 1835
- Hydraspis (Podocnemis) gibba Fitzinger, 1835
- Phrynops miliusii Gray, 1844
- Phrynops gibbus Diesing, 1850
- Hydraspis miliusii Gray, 1856
- Hydraspis gordoni Gray, 1868
- Hydraspis bicolor Gray, 1873
- Mesoclemmys gibba Gray, 1873
- Mesoclemys gibba Orcés, 1949
- Mesoclemys giba Donoso-Barros, 1956 (ex errore)
- Phrynops (Mesoclemmys) gibba Medem, 1960
- Mesoclemmys gibbus Richard, 1999
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