• Source: Black spine-neck swamp turtle

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 South America, specially in the Southern Cone region.




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

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Black spine-neck swamp turtle
• Acanthochelys
• List of near threatened reptiles
• List of reptiles of Western Australia
• Brontosaurus
• Eastern swamp crayfish
• Wildlife of Vietnam
• Agkistrodon piscivorus
• Asian water monitor
• List of reptiles of Guatemala