EMYSystem Text Only Species Page: Acanthochelys chacoensis
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order..........TESTUDINES (turtles, tortoises and terrapins)
family...........Chelidae (Austro-American Side-necked Turtles)
subfamily.......Austrochelidinae ()
genus...............Acanthochelys (South American Side-necked Swamp Turtles)
species..............Acanthochelys chacoensis (Pantanal Swamp Turtle)
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- Original Description
- Rhodin, Mittermeier and McMorris 1984 :
- Holotype
- BMNH 1946.1.22.9 (formerly 73.7.30.125) and its skull, which is numbered separately as BMNH 1947.3.6.13
- Type Locality
- None
- Original name
- Acanthochelys chacoensis
- Common Name
- Pantanal Swamp Turtle
- Distribution
- None
- Comments
- None
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