Mesoclemmys nasuta turtle that lives in Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Brazil and the Guyanas (north-eastern South America).[ 2] [ 4]
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Mesoclemmys nasuta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Reptilia
Order:
Testudines
Suborder:
Pleurodira
Family:
Chelidae
Genus:
Mesoclemmys
Species:
M. nasuta
Binomial name
Mesoclemmys nasuta
Synonyms [ 2] [ 3]
Emys nasuta Schweigger, 1812 Emys barbatula Gravenhorst, 1829 Rhinemys nasuta Wagler, 1830 Emys nasua Gray, 1831 (ex errore ) Hydraspis barbatula Gray, 1831 Platemys schweiggerii Duméril & Bibron, 1835 Hydraspis (Rhinemys) nasuta Bonaparte, 1836 Platemys nasuta Strauch, 1862 Hydraspis maculata Gray, 1873 Platemys schweiggeri Boulenger, 1889 (ex errore) Phrynops walbaumi Fitzinger, 1904 (nomen nudum ) Batrachemys nasuta Stejneger, 1909 Phrynops (Batrachemys) nasuta Zangerl & Medem, 1958 Phrynops nasutus Mertens, 1970 Phrynops nasatus Bour, 1973 (ex errore) Phrynops nasutus nasutus Bour, 1973 Hydraspis macula Lescure & Fretey, 1975 (ex errore) Phrynops nasuta nasuta Pritchard, 1979 Batrachemys nasutus Anan'eva, 1988 Mesoclemmys nasuta Bour & Zaher, 2005
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A study found that this durophagous species (feeding on hard-shelled animals) had the highest bite force out of 28 species measured, at 432 N (97 lbf) .[ 5]
