Continent: South-America Distribution: SE Brazil (Sao Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio de Janeiro [HR ]Parana?, Santa Catarina?), E Paraguay, NE. Seventh contribution to the herpetology of tropical America. Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 11 []: –; Hydromedusa tectifera Report on ITIS. Genus, Hydromedusa Wagler, – South American snake-necked turtles. Species, Hydromedusa tectifera Cope, – South American Snake-necked.

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Hydromedusa tectifera South American snake-necked turtle. Global diversity of turtles Chelonii; Reptilia in freshwater. Archived from the hydromeusa PDF on Hydromedusa tectifera-observations in the wild and under captive care.
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Views Read Edit View history. Can you confirm these amateur observations of Hydromedusa tectifera? Despite appearances, the Argentine snake-necked turtle is probably more closely hydromdusa to the Mata mata Chelus fimbriatus than to the Australian snake-necked turtles in the genus Chelodina.
Seventh contribution to the herpetology of tropical America. English translation by P.

Check List 7 6: Journal of Herpetology 44 4: Facts on File, New York. National Center for Biotechnology Information http: In other projects Wikimedia Commons Wikispecies. Fitzgerald, and Paul Smith Johns Hopkins University Press, pp.
Argentine snake-necked turtle
In coastal yectifera, they will enter brackish water, and they may hibernate in colder areas of their distribution. Web pages and scripting Jiri Hosek. Herpetological Review 42 3: Argentine snake-necked turtle Scientific classification Kingdom: Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D. Notes on the classification and taxonomy of the Testudinata. Retrieved from ” https: Generally, the females are larger than the males, who often have larger tails.
Distribution extension in Brazil.
SNAKE-NECKED TURTLE Hydromedusa tectifera FAUNA PARAGUAY
Data related to Hydromedusa tectifera at Wikispecies. The Argentine snake-necked turtle[2] also known as the South American snake-necked turtle [2] Hydromedusa tectifera is a species of turtle, known for the long neck which gave it its name. Bradley Shaffer, and Roger Bour] Hydromedusa tectifera Cope, Hydromedusa tectifera COPE, Observations on chelonians, with descriptions of new genera and species.
URL accessed March 24, Check List 5 3: Reptarium The Reptile Database. The eggs are 34×22 mm long, white, and brittle-shelled.
Turtles of the World. The Reptiles of Paraguay: Turtles and tortoises of the world. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Its carapace is strongly keeled, and can also be distinguished by black and yellowish markings along its head and neck. Tweet Please submit feedback about this entry to the curator.

Argentine snake-necked turtles live in slow-moving ponds, rivers, streams, and marshes, preferably with aquatic vegetation.
