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Brazilian Snake-necked Turtle
Plate 1 of 5. (c) Carlos Henrique, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · via iNaturalist
IUCN VU · Vulnerable

Brazilian Snake-necked Turtle

Hydromedusa maximiliani

The Brazilian snake-necked turtle (Hydromedusa maximiliani ), locally known as cágado da serra, is a species of chelid turtle endemic to southeastern Brazil. It is one of the smallest Brazilian freshwater turtles reaching a maximum carapace length of 20 cm (7.9 in). The species prefers streams with sandy and rocky bottoms and clear water in forests above 600 m (2,000 ft) elevation.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 39632.