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Hydromedusa tectifera
Cope, 1870
- South American snake-necked turtle
(reptile)
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Hydromedusa (Genus)
..Hydromedusa maximiliani (Species) - Brazilian snake-necked turtle
..Hydromedusa tectifera (Species) - South American snake-necked turtle
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
E.D. Cope, 1869[1870]
Original name
:
Cope, E.D. 1869[1870].
Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc.
11
: 147. ("Cope, sp. nov.").
Original rank
:
op. cit.: 147.
Original generic combination
:
loc. cit.
Original spelling
:
loc. cit.
Description/Diagnosis in English
:
loc. cit.
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Platemys antiqua
Ameghino, 1882
Ref:
PBDB
: 27 Dec 2017.
Synonymous name
:
Platemys fossilis
Ameghino, 1882
Ref:
PBDB
: 27 Dec 2017.
Synonymous name
:
Platemys laevis
Ameghino, 1882
Ref:
PBDB
: 27 Dec 2017.
Synonymous name
:
Platemys robusta
Ameghino, 1882
Ref:
PBDB
: 27 Dec 2017.
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
Argentijnse slangehalsschildpad
Ref:
B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
South American snake-necked turtle
Ref:
P.P. van Dijk et al., 2014
: 427.
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