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Argentine Snake-necked Turtle

Hydromedusa tectifera
Tortuga Cuello de Serpiente
Family: Chelidae
Order: Testudines
Class: Reptilia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Photography ID: 607301
  Adult
Ruta 14
Rocha
Uruguay
11/02/2024
Guillermo Menéndez
Foto
Photography ID: 464863
♂  Adult
El Pinar
Canelones
Uruguay
10/01/2021
Mauricio Silvera
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Photography ID: 268419
 Montevideo
Montevideo
Uruguay
04/19/2015
Emilio Lessa



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
218246602/11/2024UruguayRochaRuta 14Guillermo Menéndez
202970528/03/2024UruguayArtigasBella Unión, Bella UniónJulio Sebastián Gómez Barboza Silveira
147209501/10/2021UruguayCanelonesEl PinarMauricio Silvera
76425619/04/2015UruguayMontevideoJardín Botánico, MontevideoEmilio Lessa
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Argentine Snake-necked Turtle (Hydromedusa tectifera) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/04/2026.