Mesoclemmys nasuta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Pleurodira |
Family: | Chelidae |
Genus: | Mesoclemmys |
Species: | M. nasuta
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Binomial name | |
Mesoclemmys nasuta (
Schweigger, 1812)
[1]
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Synonyms [2] [3] | |
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Mesoclemmys nasuta is a species of turtle that lives in Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Brazil and the Guyanas (north-eastern South America). [2] [4]
A study found that this durophagous species (feeding on hard-shelled animals) had the highest bite force out of 28 species measured, at 432 N (97 lbf). [5]
Mesoclemmys nasuta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Pleurodira |
Family: | Chelidae |
Genus: | Mesoclemmys |
Species: | M. nasuta
|
Binomial name | |
Mesoclemmys nasuta (
Schweigger, 1812)
[1]
| |
Synonyms [2] [3] | |
|
Mesoclemmys nasuta is a species of turtle that lives in Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Brazil and the Guyanas (north-eastern South America). [2] [4]
A study found that this durophagous species (feeding on hard-shelled animals) had the highest bite force out of 28 species measured, at 432 N (97 lbf). [5]