Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | Scientific name Hydromedusa Order Turtle | |
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Lower classifications Argentine snake‑necked turtle, Brazilian snake‑necked turtle | ||
Tortoise snake neck terrapin hydromedusa tectifera sunbathing at the lakeside
Hydromedusa is a turtle genus in the family Chelidae, commonly known as the South American snake-necked turtles. They are quite closely related to the South American side-necked swamp turtles (Acanthochelys) and the snake-necked turtles of the Australian-Melanesian region (Chelodina), but less closely to the spine-necked river turtles of South America (Podocnemididae) which belong to a more modern lineage of Pleurodira.
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- Tortoise snake neck terrapin hydromedusa tectifera sunbathing at the lakeside
- Hydromedusa how to pronounce it
- References
This genus contains the following species:
Hydromedusa how to pronounce it
References
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