Brazilian radiolated swamp turtle

Brazilian radiolated swamp turtle
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Pleurodira
Family: Chelidae
Genus: Acanthochelys
Species:
A. radiolata
Binomial name
Acanthochelys radiolata
(Mikan, 1820)
Synonyms
  • Emys radiolata Mikan, 1820
  • Platemys gaudichaudii Duméril and Bibron, 1835
  • Platemys werneri Schnee, 1900
  • Platemys radiolata quadrisquamosa Luederwaldt, 1926
  • Platemys radiolata raiolata Mikan, 1820

The Brazilian radiolated swamp turtle (Acanthochelys radiolata) is a species of turtle in the Chelidae family endemic to Brazil.

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