Maranhão slider
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Family: | Emydidae |
| Genus: | Trachemys |
| Species: | T. adiutrix |
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| Trachemys adiutrix Vanzolini, 1995 |
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Maranhão slider (Trachemys adiutrix) or Carvalho's slider is a species of turtle in the Emydidae family. It is endemic to northeastern Brazil. Its English name refers to the Maranhão state, but it also occurs in Piauí.
Source [edit]
- Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Trachemys adiutrix. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
References [edit]
- ^ Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology 57 (2): 201. Archived from the original on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
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