Chaco Side-necked Turtle

Taxobox
name = Chaco Side-necked Turtle


status = VU | status_system = IUCN2.3
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Testudines
familia = Chelidae
genus = "Acanthochelys"
species = "A. pallidipectoris"
binomial = "Acanthochelys pallidipectoris"
binomial_authority = (Freiberg, 1945)
synonyms = The Chaco Side-necked Turtle or Chaco Sideneck Turtle ("Acanthochelys pallidipectoris") is a species of turtle in the Chelidae family.It is found in Argentina, Paraguay, and possibly Bolivia.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

ource

* Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/75/all Acanthochelys pallidipectoris] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 29 July 2007.