Brazilian radiolated swamp turtle

Brazilian radiolated swamp turtle
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Pleurodira
Family:	Chelidae
Genus:	Acanthochelys
Species:	A. radiolata
Binomial name
Acanthochelys radiolata (Mikan, 1820)[2]
Synonyms[7]
Emys radiolata Mikan, 1820[2] Platemys gaudichaudii Duméril and Bibron, 1835[3] Platemys werneri Schnee, 1900[4] Platemys radiolata quadrisquamosa Luederwaldt, 1926[5] Platemys radiolata raiolata Mikan, 1820[6]

The Brazilian radiolated swamp turtle (Acanthochelys radiolata) is a species of turtle in the Chelidae family endemic to Brazil.

References

1. Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group (2016) [errata version of 1996 assessment]. "Acanthochelys radiolata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T78A97260100. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T78A13078282.en. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
2. Mikan, J.C. 1820. Delectus Florae et Faunae Brasiliensis. Antonii Strauss. Wien. 54 pp.
3. Duméril, A.M.C. and Bibron, G. 1835. Erpétologie Générale ou Histoire Naturelle des Reptiles. Tome Second. Paris: Roret, 680 pp.
4. Schnee, P. (1900). "Uber eine Sammlung südbrasilianischer Reptilien und Amphibien, nebst Beschreibung einer neuen Schildkröten (Platemys werneri)". Zoologischer Anzeiger (in German). 23: 461–464.
5. Luederwawaldt, H. 1926. Os chelonios brasileiros. Rev. Mus. Paulista 14:403–470.
6. Pritchard, P.C.H. 1979. Encyclopedia of Turtles. Neptune, NJ: TFH Publications, 895 pp.
7. Turtle Taxonomy Working Group [van Dijk, P.P., Iverson, J.B., Rhodin, A.G.J., Shaffer, H.B., and Bour, R.]. 2014. Turtles of the world, 7th edition: annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution with maps, and conservation status. In: Rhodin, A.G.J., Pritchard, P.C.H., van Dijk, P.P., Saumure, R.A., Buhlmann, K.A., Iverson, J.B., and Mittermeier, R.A. (Eds.). Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises: A Compilation Project of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group. Chelonian Research Monographs 5(7):000.329–479, doi:10.3854/ crm.5.000.checklist.v7.2014.