A new species of Mesoclemmys, from the open formations of northeastern Brazil (Chelonii, Chelidae)

Authors

  • Roger Bour Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle; Département Systématique et Evolution; Reptiles & Amphibiens
  • Hussam Zaher Universidade de São Paulo; Museu de Zoologia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0031-10492005002400001

Keywords:

Chelonii, Chelidae, systematics, taxonomy, phylogeny, Mesoclemmys perplexa, new species, Piauí, Brazil

Abstract

A new species of South American side-necked turtle is described from the state of Piauí, Brazil. It is related to the Amazonian species of the genus Mesoclemmys s.l. (new acceptation) and is apparently a biogeographically relictual population of a species formerly living under a more humid climate in northeastern Brazil.

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Published

2005-01-01

Issue

Vol. 45 No. 24 (2005)

Section

naodefinida

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Copyrights: Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia. The journal is licensed under a Creative Commons attribution-type CC-BY.

How to Cite

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. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0031-10492005002400001