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Brazilian radiolated swamp turtle

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The Brazilian radiolated swamp turtle (Acanthochelys radiolata) is a species of turtle in the Chelidae family endemic to Brazil.

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Suborder:Pleurodira
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Brazilian radiolated swamp turtle
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Pleurodira
Family: Chelidae
Genus: Acanthochelys
Species:
A. radiolata
Binomial name
Acanthochelys radiolata
(Mikan, 1820)[2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Emys radiolata Mikan, 1820[2]
  • Platemys gaudichaudii Duméril and Bibron, 1835[4]
  • Platemys werneri Schnee, 1900[5]
  • Platemys radiolata quadrisquamosa Luederwaldt, 1926[6]
  • Platemys radiolata raiolata Mikan, 1820[7]
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