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Links
Carettochelys insculpta on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Carettochelys insculpta on Tortoise.org
Images and information about Carettochelys at Carettochelys.com.
The research website of Dr. Eugene Gaffney of the American Museum of Natural History