EMYSystem Species Page: Acanthochelys macrocephala
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approximate range
Original Description
Rhodin, Mittermeier and McMorris 1984
: 38
Type Locality
"Caiçara, Rio Paraguai, Mato Grosso, Brazil (16° 03'S, 57° 43'W)"
Holotype
NMW 1293
Original name
Platemys macrocephala
Common name
Pantanal Swamp Turtle
Distribution
Upper Rio Mamoré basin of central Bolivia to the Pantanal region of the upper Paraguai of Brazil
Comments
Reviewed by Rhodin, Mittermeier, and Ernst (1990).
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