South American snapping turtle

South American snapping turtle
South American snapping turtle
Conservation status
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Family: Chelydridae
Genus: Chelydra
Species: Chelydra acutirostris
Peters, 1862[1][2]
Synonyms[1][2]

Chelydra serpentina var. acutirostris Peters, 1862

The South American snapping turtle (Chelydra acutirostris)[1] is a turtle from the Chelydridae family.[1] The species was previously considered a subspecies of Chelydra serpentina.[1]

Distribution

Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.[1]

Subspecies

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Rhodin 2010, p. 000.91
  2. ^ a b c Fritz 2007, pp. 171
Bibliography
v · d · eThe Chelydridae family of turtles
Kingdom: Animalia  · Phylum: Chordata  · Class: Reptilia  · Order: Testudines  · Suborder: Cryptodira  · Family: Chelydridae
Genus
Species of the Chelydridae family
Chelydra
Central American snapping turtle · Common snapping turtle · South American snapping turtle
Macrochelys
Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on turtles of the world 2010 update: annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status. Extinct turtles are not included.

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