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Mesoclemmys gibba

Mesoclemmys gibba

(Schweigger, 1812)

Family: Chelidae
Order: Testudines
Class: Reptilia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Mesoclemmys gibba, known as the toadhead turtle or gibba turtle, is a small side necked turtle found in a wide area of South America, in Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, Guyana, Surinam, Paraguay, and parts of Brazil.

Source: Wikipedia, article Mesoclemmys gibba. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 658100
 
Iquitos
Loreto
Peru
09/23/2015
Hugo Caverzasi


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
238015823/09/2015PeruLoretoCentro Recuperacion Amazonico, IquitosHugo Caverzasi
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Mesoclemmys gibba – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.