Taxonavigation

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

Name

• Mesoclemmys dahli (Zangerl & Medem, 1958:376)
  • Type locality: "Vicinity of Sincelejo, Bolivar, Colombia".
  • Holotype: FMNH75980.

References

• Zangerl, R. & Medem, F. 1958. A new species of chelid turtle, Phrynops (Batrachemys) dahli, from Colombia. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard 119:375-390.

• 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. 
• IUCN: Mesoclemmys dahli (Zangerl & Medem, 1958) (Critically Endangered)
• Mesoclemmys dahli at the New Reptile Database

• Turtle Taxonomy Working Group (van Dijk, P.P., Iverson, J.B., Rhodin, A.G.J., Shaffer, H.B., and Bour, R.) 2014. Turtles of the world, 7th edition: annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution with maps, and conservation status. Chelonian Research Monographs 5(7):000.329–479 Reference page. 

Vernacular names