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Hydromedusa (South American snake-necked turtle)

Synonyms: Chelomedusa

Wikipedia Abstract

Hydromedusa is a turtle genus in the family Chelidae, commonly known as the South American snake-necked turtles. They are quite closely related to the South American side-necked swamp turtles (Acanthochelys) and the snake-necked turtles of the Australian-Melanesian region (Chelodina), but less closely to the spine-necked river turtles of South America (Podocnemididae) which belong to a more modern lineage of Pleurodira. This genus contains the following species:
View Wikipedia Record: Hydromedusa

Species

Hydromedusa casamayorensis
Hydromedusa maximiliani (Maximilian’s Snake-headed Turtle) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Hydromedusa tectifera (South-American Snake-headed Turtle) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0