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Black spine-neck swamp turtle

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Black spine-neck swamp turtle
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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.

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Etymology

The specific name, spixii, is in honor of German biologist Johann Baptist von Spix.[6]

Geographic range

A. spixii is found in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay,[7] and possibly Paraguay.

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