Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: December 31st, 2022. Taxonomy of the family Podocnemididae Bibliography of the genus Erymnochelys Biodiversity of the family Podocnemididae Genus Erymnochelys Madagascar Big-headed Side-necked Turtle Madagassische Schienenschildkröte Storhovedet Madagascar-halsvender 1867 Dumerilia Grandidier [not Dumerilia Leach 1824 (Coleoptera); not Dumerilia Robineau-Desvoidy 1835 (Diptera); not Dumerilia Bocage 1866 (Sauria)] (type species: Dumerilia madagascariensis Grandidier 1867) 1888 Erymnochelys Baur [substitute name for Dumerilia Grandidier 1867] Contents: 1 species, which is endemic. Endemism: 0% 100% Distribution: As for the single species. Erymnochelys madagascariensis Madagascar Big-headed Side-necked Turtle, Madagascar Side-necked Turtle Madagassische Schienenschildkröte Storhovedet Madagascar-halsvender 1867 Dumerilia madagascariensis Grandidier Podocnemis madagascariensis Boulenger 1889 Erymnochelys madagascariensis Baur 1890 1893 Podocnemis madagascariensis var. bifilaris Boettger (Fritz & Havas 2006) Distribution: Madagascar.