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Spiny Swamp Turtles
Acanthochelys
Acanthochelys is a genus of turtles, the spiny swamp turtles, in the family Chelidae, subfamily Chelinae, found in South America. Until recently, the species of this genus were considered to be members of the genus Platemys, but were moved to the resurrected genus originally described by Gray (1873) based on the type species by monotypy Acanthochelys spixii.
4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species
Black Spine-necked Swamp Turtle
speciesAcanthochelys spixii
Brazilian Radiolated Swamp Turtle
speciesAcanthochelys radiolata
Big-headed Pantanal Swamp Turtle
speciesAcanthochelys macrocephala
Chaco Side-necked Turtle
speciesAcanthochelys pallidipectoris
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 39608.