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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.