South American snapping turtle [SEP] parent taxon
South American snapping turtle
The South American snapping turtle ("Chelydra acutirostris") is a species of turtle in the family Chelydridae. This species, which is endemic to 
Central and northwestern South America, was previously considered a subspecies of "Chelydra serpentina". Its restricted range in South America reflects its recent arrival there as part of the Great American Interchange.
Geographic range.
"Chelydra acutirostris" is found in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Ecuador.
Subspecies.
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Systematics Extinct species.
There are two identified extinct species of Elseya. "Elseya nadibajagu" and "Elseya uberrima" are prehistoric species known only from fossils. "E. lavarackorum" was initially believed also to be a fossil taxon, but later discovered to be still extant. "Elseya nadibajagu" is a Pliocene species of extinct Australian snapping turtle, described from the Bluff Downs region of Queensland, Australia.; whereas "Elseya nadibajagu" is an Eocene species described from the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia.