Podocnemis
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Podocnemis
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | Podocnemididae |
| Genus: | Podocnemis Wagler 1830 |
| Species | |
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6 sp., see text |
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Podocnemis is a genus of aquatic turtles commonly known as South American River Turtles. The genus consists of six species occurring throughout South America.
Species
Listed alphabetically.[1]
- Podocnemis erythrocephala – Red-headed Amazon River Turtle
- Podocnemis expansa – Arrau Turtle
- Podocnemis lewyana – Magdalena River Turtle
- Podocnemis sextuberculata – Six-tubercled Amazon River Turtle
- Podocnemis medemi† Extinct[2]
- Podocnemis pritchardi† Extinct[2]
- Podocnemis unifilis – Yellow-spotted River Turtle
- Podocnemis vogli – Savanna Side-necked Turtle
References
- ^ Podocnemis, The Reptile Database
- ^ a b Wood, R. C. 1997. Turtles. In Kay, R. F., Madden, R. H., Cifelli, R. L. y J. J. Flynn (eds)., Vertebrate Paleontology in the Neotropics. The Miocene Fauna of La Venta, Colombia. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington.
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