Evolution Of The Side-Necked Turtles: The Family Podocnemididae
Author
Gaffney, Eugene S.
Author
Meylan, Peter A.
Author
Wood, Roger C.
Author
Simons, Elwyn
Author
De Almeida Campos, Diogenes
text
Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History
2011
2011-04-29
2011
350
1
237
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1206/350.1
journal article
10.1206/350.1
0003-0090
Podocnemis lewyana
Duméril, 1852
SYNONYMY
: See
Siebenrock (1902)
,
Boulenger (1889)
,
Wermuth and Mertens (1961
,
1977
),
Pritchard and Trebbau (1984
: table 3),
Iverson (1992)
.
TYPE
SPECIMEN
AND
LOCALITY
: See
Iverson (1992)
.
DIAGNOSIS
:
Boulenger (1889)
,
Siebenrock (1902)
and
Williams (1954a)
have some comparative information, but there is no thorough comparative diagnosis for this species.
REFERRED
MATERIAL
: FMNH 73790, MCZ 53281, DGM 283RR, USNM Herpetology 108580.
PREVIOUS
WORK
:
Siebenrock (1902)
and
Williams (1954a)
provide useful information.
Williams (1954a)
figures the palate.
Groombridge (1982)
has a general literature review.