Subfamily Chelinae Higher classification Acanthochelys Order Turtle | Subphylum Vertebrata Genus Acanthochelys Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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The black spine-neck swamp turtle (Acanthochelys spixii ), also commonly known as the spiny-neck turtle or Spix's sideneck turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Chelidae. The species is endemic to Central America and northern South America.
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Etymology
The specific name, spixii, is in honor of German biologist Johann Baptist von Spix.
Geographic range
A. spixii is found in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, and possibly Paraguay.
References
Black spine-neck swamp turtle Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA