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Mesoclemmys gibba (Schweigger, 1812) is a animal in the Chelidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Mesoclemmys gibba (Schweigger, 1812) (Mesoclemmys gibba (Schweigger, 1812))
Animalia

Mesoclemmys gibba (Schweigger, 1812)

Mesoclemmys gibba (Schweigger, 1812)

Mesoclemmys gibba is a small side-necked toadhead turtle found across a wide area of South America.

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Mesoclemmys
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About Mesoclemmys gibba (Schweigger, 1812)

Mesoclemmys gibba (Schweigger, 1812), commonly called the toadhead turtle or gibba turtle, is a small side-necked turtle. It occurs across a broad region of South America, including Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, Guyana, Suriname, Paraguay, and portions of Brazil.

Photo: (c) Rafael Bernhard, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Rafael Bernhard · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Testudines Chelidae Mesoclemmys

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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