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 Chelidae Bibliography of the genus Ranacephala Biodiversity of the family Chelidae Genus Ranacephala Rio Pequena Side-necked Turtle Paraiba-Krötenkopfschildkröte Paraiba-tudsehovedskildpadde 2001 Ranacephala McCord, Joseph-Ouni & Lamar (type species: Phrynops hogei Mertens 1967; syn. Fritz & Havas 2006) Contents: 1 species, which is endemic. Endemism: 0% 100% Remarks: Previously included in Mesoclemmys. Distribution: As for the single species. Ranacephala hogei Rio Pequena Side-necked Turtle, (Hoge's Side-necked Turtle) Paraiba-Krötenkopfschildkröte Paraiba-tudsehovedskildpadde 1967 Phrynops hogei Mertens Ranacephala hogei McCord, Joseph-Ouni & Lamar 2001 Mesoclemmys hogei Bour & Zaher 2005 Remarks: Previously included in Mesoclemmys. Reassigned to Ranacephala by Thompson, Spinks & Shaffer (2021). Although the type locality is Sao Paulo, the species apparently does not occur in the state (Rhodin, Mittermeier & Silva 1982). Distribution: Brazil (Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro).