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Acanthochelys spixii

Acanthochelys spixii

(Duméril & Bibron, 1835)
Tortuga de Canaleta Oriental

Family: Chelidae
Order: Testudines
Class: Reptilia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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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.

Etymology: The specific name, spixii, is in honor of German biologist Johann Baptist von Spix.

Geographic range: A. spixii is found in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, and possibly Paraguay.

Source: Wikipedia, article Acanthochelys spixii. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 16/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 641352
  Immature

Mburucuyá
Corrientes
Argentina
01/12/2024
Esteban Geronimo Javier Luque
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Photography ID: 631893
  Juvenile

Mburucuyá
Corrientes
Argentina
01/12/2024
Esteban Geronimo Javier Luque



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
227853712/01/2024ArgentinaCorrientesRuta 13, MburucuyáEsteban Geronimo Javier Luque
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Acanthochelys spixii – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 21/09/2026.