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Turtle Species
Big-headed Pantanal Swamp Turtle
Acanthochelys macrocephala
- Scientific nameAcanthochelys macrocephala
- FamilySnake-necked turtles (Chelidae)
- Max carapace length24 cm
- DietCarnivorous
- LifestyleAquatic & terrestrial
- Conservation status (IUCN)NT — Near Threatened
- iNaturalist observations51
About this species
The big-headed pantanal swamp turtle or pantanal swamp turtle is a species of turtle in the family Chelidae found in Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, and Paraguay.
Source: Wikipedia「Big-headed pantanal swamp turtle」 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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