Artículo
The identity of a controversial Neotropical turtle hatchling (Reptilia: Testudines: Chelidae)
Fecha de publicación:
12/2015
Editorial:
Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
Revista:
Herpetological Review
ISSN:
0018-084X
Idioma:
Inglés
Tipo de recurso:
Artículo publicado
Clasificación temática:
Resumen
The purpose of this paper is to set the correct identity of a hatchling chelid turtle, purportedly the southernmost record of Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei (Bour), whose identification has been doubted repeatedly. This specimen is housed at the Zoologisches Museum Hamburg as ZMH R 1025. We determine that the specimen is a hatchling of the Chaco side-necked turtle Acanthochelys pallidipectoris (Freiberg), species previously known from Santa Fe province. Our conclusion is supported by a string of evidence morphological, of pattern and color, and ecology.
Palabras clave:
Freshwater Turtles
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Acanthochelys
,
Mesoclemmys
,
Taxonomy
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South America
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Articulos(IDEA)
Articulos de INSTITUTO DE DIVERSIDAD Y ECOLOGIA ANIMAL
Articulos de INSTITUTO DE DIVERSIDAD Y ECOLOGIA ANIMAL
Citación
Cabrera, Mario Roberto; Bohm, Stephan; The identity of a controversial Neotropical turtle hatchling (Reptilia: Testudines: Chelidae); Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles; Herpetological Review; 46; 1; 12-2015; 510-512
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