Two Additional Site Records of the Elusive Gibba Turtle Mesoclemmys gibba (Schweigger 1812) fromTrinidad, W.I.

Abstract

The gibba turtle Mesoclemmys gibba (Schweigger 1812) is a freshwater turtle species found on the Caribbean island of Trinidad, and across South America (Murphy et al. 2018). Among the known native freshwater turtle species on the island, it is considered the most elusive, with very few sightings and published records. We therefore report two additional site records of the gibba turtle in Trinidad.