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Chelydra acutirostris PETERS, 1862

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Higher TaxaChelydridae, Testudines (turtles)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymChelydra serpentina var. acutirostris PETERS 1862
Chelydra angustirostris — DUNN 1945 (ex errore)
Chelydra acutirostris — BONIN et al 2006
Chelydra acutirostris — CASTRO-HERRERA & VARGAS-SALINAS 2008
Chelydra acutirostris — RHODIN et al. 2010
Chelydra acutirostris — MCCRANIE 2018
Chelydra acutirostris — TTWG 2021 
DistributionN Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, W (coastal) Colombia (Antioquia, Atlantico, Bolivar, Cauca, Choco, Cordoba, Magdalena, Narino, Sucre, Valle del Cauca), Ecuador

Type locality: “in der Nähe von Guayaquil” [Ecuador]  
Reproductionoviparous. 
TypesHolotype: ZMB 4500 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (420 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentHabitat: freshwater (swamps, rivers) 
References
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  • Carvajal-Cogollo, J.E.; L.E. Rojas-Murcia. & G. Cárdenas-Arévalo 2020. Reptiles del Caribe colombiano/ Reptiles of the Colombian Caribbean. Tunja: Editorial UPTC, 268 pp. - get paper here
  • Castro-Herrera, F. & Vargas-Salinas, F. 2008. Anfibios y reptiles en el departamento del Valle del Cauca, Colombia. Biota Colombiana 9 (2): 251 - 277 - get paper here
  • Cruz-García K, Barreno M, Cuadrado S, Moretta-Urdiales M, Molina-Moreira N, Salas JA, Torres-Domínguez Á, Narváez AE 2023. Amphibians and reptiles of Isla Santay (Durán, Ecuador). Check List 19(3): 347-369 - get paper here
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  • McCranie, James R. 2015. A checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Honduras, with additions, comments on taxonomy, some recent taxonomic decisions, and areas of further studies needed. Zootaxa 3931 (3): 352–386 - get paper here
  • McCranie, James R. 2018. The Lizards, Crocodiles, and Turtles of Honduras. Systematics, Distribution, and Conservation. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Special Publication Series (2): 1- 666 - get paper here
  • Peters, Wilhem Carl Hartwig 1862. Über einen neuen Phyllodactylus aus Guayaquil. Monatsber. königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin. 1862 (November): 626-627 - get paper here
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