Mesoclemmys gibba, known as the toadhead turtle or gibba turtle, is a small side necked turtle found in a wide area of South America, in Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, Guyana, Surinam, Paraguay, and parts of Brazil.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Gibba Toad-headed Turtle being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Mesoclemmys tuberculata
- Siebenrockiella crassicollis
- Hydromedusa maximiliani
- Hydromedusa tectifera
- Pelusios castaneus
- Acanthochelys spixii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Testudines
- Family
- Chelidae
- Genus
- Mesoclemmys
- Species
- Mesoclemmys gibba
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