EMYSystem Species Page: Acanthochelys chacoensis
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OrderOrder Testudines (turtles, tortoises and terrapins)
FamilyFamily Chelidae (Austro-American Side-necked Turtles)
SubfamilySubfamily Austrochelidinae ()
GenusGenus Acanthochelys (South American Side-necked Swamp Turtles)
SpeciesSpecies Acanthochelys chacoensis (Pantanal Swamp Turtle)
range of species Acanthochelys chacoensis
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Original Description Rhodin, Mittermeier and McMorris 1984 :
Type Locality None
Holotype BMNH 1946.1.22.9 (formerly 73.7.30.125) and its skull, which is numbered separately as BMNH 1947.3.6.13
Original name Acanthochelys chacoensis
Common name Pantanal Swamp Turtle
Distribution None
Comments None
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