Zulia toad-headed sideneck | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Pleurodira |
Family: | Chelidae |
Genus: | Mesoclemmys |
Species: | M. zuliae
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Binomial name | |
Mesoclemmys zuliae | |
Synonyms[3][4] | |
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The Zulia toad-headed sideneck (Mesoclemmys zuliae), also known commonly as the Zulia toad-headed turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Chelidae. The species is endemic to Venezuela.
The specific name, zuliae, refers to the Venezuelan state of Zulia.[5]
The type locality of M. zuliae is Cano Madre Vieja near El Guayabo, Distrito Colón, Zulia, Venezuela.[6]
The preferred natural habitat of M. zuliae is freshwater inland bodies of water.[1]