New records and distribution extensions of three species of Mesoclemmys Gray, 1863 (Testudines: Chelidae) in Mato Grosso state, Brazil, with observations on terrestrial movements

By

Brito, Elizângela Silva de
Strüssmann, Christine
Kawashita-Ribeiro, Ricardo Alexandre
Morais, Drausio Honorio
Ávila, Robson Waldemar
Campos, Vitor Azarias

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2012-5-1

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

8

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

294--297

Subjects

Brazil , Chelidae , Mato Grosso , range extensions , Testudines

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/8.2.294

 

Abstract

Distribution patterns of most of the 20 Neotropical freshwater turtles belonging to the family Chelidae are usually based on few locality records. We here report on vouchered records of three species of the chelid genus Mesoclemmys in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. Presence of M. vanderhaegei is confirmed for the Amazon River Basin, and M. gibba and M. raniceps are recorded in Mato Grosso for the first time.