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Hydromedusa maximiliani

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA REPTILIA TESTUDINES CHELIDAE

Scientific Name: Hydromedusa maximiliani
Species Authority: (Mikan, 1825)
Common Name/s:
English – Brazilian Snake-necked Turtle
Synonym/s:
Chelodina flavilabris Duméril & Bibron, 1835
Emys maximiliani Mikan, 1825
Hydromedusa bankae Giebel, 1866
Hydromedusa depressa Gray, 1856
Hydromedusa subdepressa Gray, 1854

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable B1+2cd ver 2.3
Year Published: 1996
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group
Reviewer/s:
Contributor/s:

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
Brazil
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Terrestrial nest sites
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater
Citation: Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Hydromedusa maximiliani. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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