Black spine-neck swamp turtle
Species of turtle
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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.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | Chelidae |
| Genus: | Acanthochelys |
| Species: | A. spixii |
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| Acanthochelys spixii | |
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Etymology
The specific name, spixii, is in honor of German biologist Johann Baptist von Spix.[6]
