Chaco Side-necked Turtle

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Chaco Side-necked Turtle
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Chelidae
Genus: Acanthochelys
Species: A. pallidipectoris
Binomial name
Acanthochelys pallidipectoris
(Freiberg, 1945)

The Chaco Side-necked Turtle or Chaco Sideneck Turtle (Acanthochelys pallidipectoris) is a species of turtle in the Chelidae family. It is found in Argentina, Paraguay, and possibly Bolivia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

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