Mesoclemmys raniceps

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chelidoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Division: Pan-Testudines Division: Testudinata Ordo: Testudines Infraordo: Pan-Pleurodira Subordo: Pleurodira Superfamilia: Chelidoidea

Familia: Chelidae
Subfamilia: Chelinae
Genus: Mesoclemmys
Species: Mesoclemmys raniceps

Name

• Mesoclemmys raniceps (Gray 1855:55) sec. Bour & Zaher 2005:298
  • Type locality: “Brazil, Para”.
  • Lectotype: NHM (ex BMNH); Bates collection, 1947.3.5.92, formerly NHM 51.8.12.1 (designated by Bour & Pauler 1987).

Synonymy

• Hydraspis raniceps Gray 1855:55
  • Phrynops raniceps Iverson 1992
  • Batrachemys raniceps McCord, Joseph-Ouni & Lamar 2001
  • Mesoclemmys raniceps Bour & Zaher 2005
  • Mesoclemmys heliostemma TTWG 2021

References

• Gray,J.E. 1856. Catalogue of Shield Reptiles in the Collection of the British Museum. Part I. Testudinata (Tortoises). British Museum, London, 79 pp. [1855]
• McCord, W., Joseph-Ouni, M. & Lamar, W. 2001. A taxonomic reevaluation of Phrynops (Testudines: Chelidae) with the description of two new genera and a new species of Batrachemys. Revista de Biología Tropical 49(2): 715–764. PDF Reference page. 
• Bour, R. & Zaher, H. 2005. A new species of Mesoclemmys, from the open formations of northeastern Brazil (Chelonii, Chelidae). Papéis avulsos de zoologia 45(24): 295–311. DOI: 10.1590/S0031-10492005002400001 Reference page. 
• TTWG (Turtle Taxonomy Working Group) 2021. Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status (9th Ed.). Chelonian Research Monographs 8: 1–472. DOI: 10.3854/crm.8.checklist.atlas.v9.2021.PDF Reference page. 
• ZooBank: 4BBAAC95-4FF7-4A2B-989F-553517B8936C

Vernacular names

čeština: Vousivka žábohlavá
English: Black-lined Toadhead Turtle