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Typical Toad-headed Turtles and Allies

Mesoclemmys

Mesoclemmys is a South American genus of turtle in the Chelidae family.

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9 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 9 known species

Gibba Toad-headed Turtle

speciesMesoclemmys gibba

Tuberculate Toad-headed Turtle

speciesMesoclemmys tuberculata

Guyanan Toad-headed Turtle

speciesMesoclemmys nasuta

Vanderhaege's Toad-headed Turtle

speciesMesoclemmys vanderhaegei

Black-lined Toadhead Turtle

speciesMesoclemmys raniceps

Dahl's Toad-headed Turtle

speciesMesoclemmys dahli

Mesoclemmys wermuthi

speciesMesoclemmys wermuthi

Piaui Side-necked Turtle

speciesMesoclemmys perplexa

Zulia Toad Headed Sideneck

speciesMesoclemmys zuliae

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 71802.