Brazilian radiolated swamp turtle

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

Brazilian radiolated swamp turtle
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
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[3]
Emys radiolata Mikan, 1820[2] Platemys gaudichaudii Duméril and Bibron, 1835[4] Platemys werneri Schnee, 1900[5] Platemys radiolata quadrisquamosa Luederwaldt, 1926[6] Platemys radiolata raiolata Mikan, 1820[7]