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Big-headed Pantanal Swamp Turtle

Acanthochelys macrocephala
Tortuga Canaleta Paraguaya
Tartaruga-do-pantanal
Family: Chelidae
Order: Testudines
Class: Reptilia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Number of Photography: 1

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Photography ID: 408975
  Adult
Laguna Capitán
Presidente Hayes
Paraguay
05/15/2018
Guillermo Menéndez


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
128199115/05/2018ParaguayPresidente HayesLaguna CapitánGuillermo Menéndez
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Big-headed Pantanal Swamp Turtle (Acanthochelys macrocephala) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 13/03/2026.