Acanthochelys radiolata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chelidoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Division: Pan-Testudines Division: Testudinata Ordo: Testudines Infraordo: Pan-Pleurodira Subordo: Pleurodira Superfamilia: Chelidoidea

Familia: Chelidae
Subfamilia: Chelinae
Genus: Acanthochelys
Species: Acanthochelys radiolata

Name

• Acanthochelys radiolata (Mikan, 1820)
  • Type Locality: "Sebastianopoli" (=Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil).
  • Holotype: NMW 23390

Synonyms

• Emys radiolata Mikan 1820:[unpaginated]
  • Platemys gaudichaudii Duméril & Bibron 1835:427
  • Platemys werneri Schnee 1900:463
  • Platemys radiolata quadrisquamosa Luederwaldt 1926:437

References

• Garbin, R.C., Karlguth, D.T., Fernandes, D.S. & Pinto, R.R. 2016. Morphological variation in the Brazilian Radiated Swamp Turtle Acanthochelys radiolata (Mikan, 1820) (Testudines: Chelidae). Zootaxa 4105(1): 45–64. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4105.1.2 Reference page. 
• Mikan, Johann Christian. 1825. Delectus Florae et Faunae Brasiliensis. Fasciculus Quartus. Vindobonae: 6 pp., 6 pls.
• Turtle Taxonomy Working Group (Rhodin, A.G.J., Iverson, J.B., Bour, R., Fritz, U., Georges, A., Shaffer, H.B. & van Dijk, P.P.). 2017. Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status (8th Ed.). Chelonian Research Monographs 7: 1–292. ISBN 978-1-5323-5026-9. DOI: 10.3854/crm.7.checklist.atlas.v8.2017. . Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Brazilian Radiolated Swamp Turtle
português: Cágado-amarelo