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Podocnemis (South American side-necked river turtles)

Synonyms: Chelonemys; Podocnemis bramlyi; Podocnemis freibergi

Wikipedia Abstract

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

Podocnemis argentinensis
Podocnemis bassleri
Podocnemis brasiliensis
Podocnemis erythrocephala (Red-headed Amazon Side-necked Turtle) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Podocnemis expansa (Arrau River Turtle, South American River Turtle) (Attributes)
Podocnemis geologorum
Podocnemis harrisi
Podocnemis lewyana (Magdalena river turtle) (Critically Endangered) (Attributes)
Podocnemis medemi
Podocnemis negrii
Podocnemis pritchardi
Podocnemis sextuberculata (Six-tubercled Amazon River Turtle, Amazon River Turtle) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Podocnemis stromeri
Podocnemis unifilis (Yellow-spotted Amazon River Turtle) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Podocnemis vogli (Savanna Side-necked Turtle) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0