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Acanthochelys pallidipectoris

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA REPTILIA TESTUDINES CHELIDAE

Scientific Name: Acanthochelys pallidipectoris
Species Authority: (Freiberg, 1945)
Common Name/s:
English – Chaco Side-necked Turtle, Chaco Sideneck Turtle
Synonym/s:
Platemys pallidipectoris Freiberg, 1945

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable A1c, D1 ver 2.3
Year Published: 1996
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group
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Contributor/s:
History:
1994 – Rare (Groombridge 1994)
1990 – Rare (IUCN 1990)
1988 – Rare (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)
1986 – Rare (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
Argentina; Paraguay
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Terrestrial nest sites
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater
Citation: Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Acanthochelys pallidipectoris. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 June 2013.
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