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Name - Acanthochelys macrocephala

Name Details

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:1226879 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

Reported Taxonomic Ranks

Species

Reported Taxonomic Hierarchies

Animalia (Kingdom)
Chordata (Phylum)
Vertebrata (Subphylum)
Reptilia (Class)
Anapsida (Subclass)
Testudines (Order)
Pleurodira (Suborder)
Chelidae (Family)

References

Recent Publications

  • [The Pantanal swamp turtle Acanthochelys macrocephala. A turtle, which throws up a lot of questions.]
  • Mitochondrial DNA Corroborates Taxonomy of the South American Chelid Turtles of the Genera Platemys and Acanthochelys.
  • Chelonian Predation by Jaguars (Panthera onca).
  • Niche divergence and diversification in South American freshwater turtles of the genus Acanthochelys (Chelidae).
  • New records and distribution extension of Acanthochelys macrocephala ( Rhodin, Mittermeier & McMorris 1984) in midwestern Brazil.

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