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Reptiles Of Colombia ...
Colombia is the sixth richest country in the world for reptiles, and third richest in the Western Hemisphere. Turtles The turtles (order: Chelonii or Testudines) number thirty-three species from nine families. Fifteen species are listed as vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered. Three turtle species are listed as endemic. Crocodilia Squamata See also * Fauna of Colombia References External links * * * * {{South America topic, Reptiles of * Reptiles Colombia Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Testudines
Turtles are reptiles of the order (biology), order Testudines, characterized by a special turtle shell, shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira (side necked turtles) and Cryptodira (hidden necked turtles), which differ in the way the head retracts. There are 360 living and recently extinct species of turtles, including land-dwelling tortoises and freshwater terrapins. They are found on most continents, some islands and, in the case of sea turtles, much of the ocean. Like other Amniote, amniotes (reptiles, birds, and mammals) they breathe air and do not lay eggs underwater, although many species live in or around water. Turtle shells are made mostly of bone; the upper part is the domed Turtle shell#Carapace, carapace, while the underside is the flatter plastron or belly-plate. Its outer surface is covered in scale (anatomy), scales made of keratin, the material of hair, horns, and claws. The carapace bones deve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombian Slider
''Trachemys callirostris'' is a turtle in the family Emydidae found in Colombia and Venezuela. Description The turtle's carapace is green with light colors with dark splotches between them. The head of the turtle includes yellow lines and a splotch behind their ears resembling pond slider(''Trachemys scripta)''. On average they are 25 cm(10 in.). Larger specimens can are around 32 cm(12.5 in.), but have been as long as 35 cm(13.5 in.). Taxonomy There are two subspecies recognized: * Colombian slider (''T. c. callirostris'') * Venezuelan slider (''T. c. chichiriviche'') The species was thought to be a subspecies of the pond slider(''Trachemys scripta)''. Distribution and habitat The species is found in Colombia and Venezuela. Many have been found in the Magdalena River The Magdalena River (, ; less commonly ) is the main river of Colombia, flowing northward about through the western half of the country. It takes its name from the biblical figure Mary Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrau Turtle
The Arrau turtle (''Podocnemis expansa''), also known as the South American river turtle, giant South American turtle, giant Amazon River turtle, Arrau sideneck turtle, Amazon River turtle or simply the Arrau, is the largest of the side-neck turtles (Pleurodira) and the largest freshwater turtle in Latin America. The species primarily feeds on plant material and typically nests in large groups on beaches. Due to hunting of adults, collecting of their eggs, pollution, habitat loss, and dams, the Arrau turtle is seriously threatened. Range and habitat Arrau turtles are found in the Amazon Basin, Amazon, Orinoco and Essequibo River, Essequibo basins in Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela and Guyana. On occasion, typically after floods, individuals turn up in Trinidad. They are found in deep rivers, ponds, freshwater lagoons and flooded forest in Whitewater river (river type), white-, Blackwater river, black- and Clearwater river (river type), clear-water. Appearanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red-headed Amazon River Turtle
The red-headed Amazon side-necked turtle, red-headed river turtle or red-headed sideneck (''Podocnemis erythrocephala'') is a species of turtle in the family Podocnemididae. It is found in the Amazon basin in Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela. Description With a size of less than , and weighing usually less than , the red-headed river turtle is considered a small one for the area, making it easily distinguishable from other local species. Identifying features of this turtle include colors ranging from dark brown to black, barbels under the chin, and a bright red strip that goes from behind its head to the tympanum, which is the reason for its name, giving it the red-headed moniker. Behaviors Reproduction Females will lay anywhere from 2-18 eggs about 4 times a year, though on average will lay about 8. They will nest either on sandy beaches or near the riverside, but ideally prefer extremely dirty water. Like many other turtles, they rely upon temperature-dependent sex d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big-headed Amazon River Turtle
The Big-headed Amazon River turtle (''Peltocephalus dumerilianus''),"''Peltocephalus dumerilianus'' " The Reptile Database. also known as the big-headed sideneck, is a species of turtle in the Family (biology), family Podocnemididae. Taxonomy 
An additional, much larger species of ''Peltocephalus'' is known, the extinct ''Peltocephalus maturin''.
''Peltocephalus'' is the most basal podocnemidid genus, splitting off in the Cretaceous around 86 million years ago.< ...
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Podocnemididae
Podocnemididae is a family of pleurodire (side-necked) turtles, once widely distributed. Most of its 41 genera and 57 species are now extinct. Seven of its eight surviving species are native to South America: the genus '' Peltocephalus'', with two species, only one of which is extant (''P. dumerilianus'', the Big-headed Amazon River turtle); and the genus ''Podocnemis'', with six living species of South American side-necked river turtles and four extinct. There is also one genus native to Madagascar: '' Erymnochelys'', the Madagascan big-headed turtle, whose single species ''E. madagascariensis''. Like other pleurodire turtles, podocs have a "side-necked" defensive posture, turning the head sideways to hide it under the shell. Another characteristic of pleurodires is that the pelvis is fused to the shell which prevents pelvic motion, making it difficult to walk on land. Podocnemididae turtles live in aquatic environments and have shells streamlined to aid in swimming. The family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yellow-footed Tortoise
The yellow-footed tortoise (''Chelonoidis denticulatus''), also known as the Brazilian giant tortoise, is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae and is closely related to the red-footed tortoise (''C. carbonarius''). It is found in the Amazon Basin of South America. The species name has often been misspelled as ''denticulata'', an error introduced in the 1980s when ''Chelonoidis'' was elevated to genus and mistakenly treated as feminine, an error recognized and fixed in 2017. With an average length of 40 cm (15.75 in) and the largest known specimen at 94 cm (37 in), this is the sixth-largest tortoise species on Earth, after the Galapagos tortoise, the Aldabra tortoise, the African spurred tortoise (''Geochelone sulcata'', typical size 76 cm (30 in)), the leopard tortoise (''Stigmochelys pardalis''), and the Asian forest tortoise (''Manouria emys emys'', typical size 60 cm (23.6 in)). Taxonomy The yellow-footed tortoise is al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red-footed Tortoise
The red-footed tortoise (''Chelonoidis carbonarius'') is a species of tortoise from northern South America. These medium-sized tortoises generally average as adults, but can reach over . They have dark-colored (nearly black), “loaf”-shaped carapaces (top shell) with a lighter patch in the middle of each scute (shell segment), and a somewhat lighter-colored plastron (underbelly). They also have dark limbs dotted with brightly-colored scales, from which they get their name, that range from pale yellow to vivid or dark red. Visible differences are noted between red-footed tortoises from varying eco-regions. They are closely related to the more easterly-distributed yellow-footed tortoise (''C. denticulatus'') of the Amazon Basin. Their natural habitat ranges from savannah to forest edges around the Amazon Basin. They are omnivorous tortoises, consuming a wide assortment of plants, grasses, flowers, fruit and (notably) fungi, as well as the occasional earthworm or other inverte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Testudinidae
Tortoises ( ) are reptiles of the family Testudinidae of the order Testudines (Latin for "tortoise"). Like other turtles, tortoises have a shell to protect from predation and other threats. The shell in tortoises is generally hard, and like other members of the suborder Cryptodira, they retract their necks and heads directly backward into the shell to protect them. Tortoises can vary in size with some species, such as the Galápagos giant tortoise, growing to more than in length, whereas others like the Speckled cape tortoise have shells that measure only long. Several lineages of tortoises have independently evolved very large body sizes in excess of , including the Galapagos giant tortoise and the Aldabra giant tortoise. They are usually diurnal animals with tendencies to be crepuscular depending on the ambient temperatures. They are generally reclusive animals. Tortoises are the longest-living land animals in the world, although the longest-living species of tortoise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Large-nosed Wood Turtle
The large-nosed wood turtle (''Rhinoclemmys nasuta'') is one of nine species of turtle in the genus ''Rhinoclemmys'' of the family Geoemydidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain .... References Rhinoclemmys Reptiles of Colombia Reptiles of Ecuador Reptiles described in 1902 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{turtle-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombian Wood Turtle
The Colombian wood turtle (''Rhinoclemmys melanosterna'') is one of nine species of turtle belonging to the genus ''Rhinoclemmys'' of the family Geoemydidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and .... References Bibliography * * Rhinoclemmys Reptiles of Colombia Reptiles of Ecuador Reptiles of Panama Reptiles described in 1861 {{Turtle-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maracaibo Wood Turtle
The Maracaibo wood turtle (''Rhinoclemmys diademata'') is a species of turtles in the family Geoemydidae. The species is endemic to northern South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be described as the southern Subregion#Americas, subregion o .... Geographic range ''R. diademata'' is found in Colombia and Venezuela. References Bibliography * * Further reading * Mertens R (1954). "''Zur Kenntnis der Schildkrötenfauna Venezuelas'' ". ''Senckenbergiana Biologica'' 35 (1/2): 3-7. (''Geoemyda punctularia diademata'', new subspecies). (in German). {{Taxonbar, from=Q2490459 Rhinoclemmys Reptiles of Colombia Reptiles of Venezuela Reptiles described in 1954 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
