Mesoclemmys raniceps (Gray, 1856)
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- SPECIES
- Published in
- Gray, J. E. Catalogue of Shield Reptiles in the Collection of the British Museum. Part I. Testudinata (Tortoises).
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Testudines
- family
- Chelidae
- genus
- Mesoclemmys
- species
- Mesoclemmys raniceps
Name
- Synonyms
- Batrachemys raniceps Gray, 1856
- Hydraspis maculata Gray, 1873
- Hydraspis raniceps Gray, 1856
- Mesoclemmys wermuthi (Mertens, 1969)
- Phrynops raniceps (Gray, 1856)
- Phrynops wermuthi Mertens, 1969
- Homonyms
- Mesoclemmys raniceps (Gray, 1856)
- Common names
- Amazon Toad-headed Turtle in English
- Amazon toad-headed turtle in English
- Black-lined Toadhead Turtle in English
- Cágado in Portuguese
- Cágado-de-Cabeça-de-Sapo-Comum in Portuguese
- Lalá in Portuguese
Bibliographic References
- Turtle Taxonomy Working Group [van Dijk, P. P., J. Iverson, A. Rhodin, H. Shaffer, and R. Bour], 2014: Turtles of the World, 7th Edition: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution with maps, and Conservation Status. Chelonian Research Monographs, no. 5, v. 7. 329-479.