Mesoclemmys tuberculata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Pleurodira |
Family: | Chelidae |
Genus: | Mesoclemmys |
Species: | M. tuberculata |
Binomial name | |
Mesoclemmys tuberculata (Luederwaldt, 1926) [1] | |
Synonyms [2] [3] | |
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Mesoclemmys tuberculata is a species of turtle. It is found in northeastern Brazil. [4]
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Mesoclemmys heliostemma is a species of turtle. They are endemic to South America, with reports in Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil. The type locality of the species is the base of Pico da Neblina, on the Brazilian-Venezuelan border.
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