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Podocnemis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Podocnemididae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Suborder
  
Pleurodira

Scientific name
  
Podocnemis

Higher classification
  
Podocnemididae

Order
  
Turtle

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Lower classifications
  
Yellow‑spotted river turtle, Arrau turtle, Six‑tubercled Amazon River turtle, Magdalena River turtle, Red‑headed Amazon River turtle

Podocnemis unifilis and phrynops hilarii


Podocnemis is a genus of aquatic turtles commonly known as South American river turtles. The genus consists of six extant species occurring in tropical South America. Three additional species are only known from fossils.

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Species

These species are extant.

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  • Podocnemis erythrocephala – red-headed Amazon River turtle
  • Podocnemis expansa – Arrau turtle
  • Podocnemis lewyana – Magdalena River turtle
  • Podocnemis sextuberculata – six-tubercled Amazon River turtle
  • Podocnemis unifilis – yellow-spotted river turtle
  • Podocnemis vogli – savanna side-necked turtle

    • Fossil species

    The following three species are extinct:

  • Podocnemis bassleri†
  • Podocnemis medemi†
  • Podocnemis pritchardi†

    • Podocnemis Podocnemis Gallery

    References

    Podocnemis Wikipedia
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