Podocnemis sextuberculata Cornalia, 1849
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https://doi.org/ 10.1206/350.1 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C95DDC2B-FF9B-5E6E-FFB7-A40D9A3CD4E7 |
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Felipe |
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Podocnemis sextuberculata Cornalia, 1849 |
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Podocnemis sextuberculata Cornalia, 1849 View in CoL
SYNONYMY: See Boulenger (1889), Siebenrock (1902), Wermuth and Mertens (1961, 1977), Pritchard and Trebbau (1984: table 3), Iverson (1992).
TYPE SPECIMEN AND LOCALITY: See Iverson (1992).
DIAGNOSIS: Siebenrock (1902) and Williams (1954a) have some comparative information, but there is no thorough comparative diagnosis for this species.
REFERRED MATERIAL: USNM 65109, USNM Herpetology 65110, USNM Herpetology 65111, USNM Herpetology 51979,
AMNH Herpetology 58108, FMNH Herpetology 16075.
PREVIOUS WORK: Boulenger (1889), Siebenrock (1902) and Williams (1954a) provide useful information. Williams (1954a) figures the palate. Groombridge (1982) has a general literature review. We have included new figures of the skull of Podocnemis sextuberculata for comparison (figs. 37, 38).
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