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Podocnemis
''Podocnemis'' is a genus of aquatic turtles, commonly known as South American river turtles, in the Family (biology), family Podocnemididae. The genus consists of six Extant taxon, extant species occurring in tropical South America.''Podocnemis'' The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. Four additional species are known only from fossils. These turtles have pig-like noses but are not closely related to the pig-nosed turtle. Species These six species are extant. *''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 rive ...[...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] |
Podocnemis Pritchardi
''Podocnemis'' is a genus of aquatic turtles, commonly known as South American river turtles, in the family Podocnemididae. The genus consists of six extant species occurring in tropical South America.''Podocnemis'' The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. Four additional species are known only from fossils. These have pig-like noses but are not closely related to the . Species These six species are extant. *''Podocnemis erythrocephala'' – |
Yellow-spotted River Turtle
The yellow-spotted Amazon river turtle (''Podocnemis unifilis''), also known commonly as the yellow-headed sideneck turtle and the yellow-spotted river turtle, and locally as the taricaya, is one of the largest South American river turtles. ''Podocnemis unifilis'' is a type of side-necked turtles, so called because they do not pull their heads directly into their shells, but rather bend their necks sideways to tuck their heads under the rim of their shells. Side-neck turtles are classified as members of the suborder Pleurodira. Description ''Podocnemis unifilis'' is a large turtle, and can grow up to 45 cm long and weigh up to 8 kg. This species can be recognized by its black or brown oval carapace (upper shell) with distinctive low keels on the second and third scutes. Yellow spots on the side of its head give this species its common name. These spots are most prominent in juveniles and fade with age. Females can be up to twice the size of males. Distribution and h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magdalena River Turtle
The Magdalena River turtle or Rio Magdalena river turtle (''Podocnemis lewyana'') is a species of turtle in the family Podocnemididae,''Podocnemis lewyana'' Reptile Database which diverged from other turtles in the , 100 million years ago. It is to northern , where its home range consists of the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Savanna Side-necked Turtle
The savanna side-necked turtle www.reptile-database.org. (''Podocnemis vogli''), also commonly known as the Llanos side-necked turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Podocnemididae. The species is endemic to South America. Etymology The specific name, ''vogli'', is in honor of Father Cornelius Vogl (1884–1959), who was a Benedictine missionary in Venezuela from 1925 to 1959.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Podocnemis vogli'', p. 276). Geographic range ''Podocnemis vogli'' is found in the Orinoco river system in the Llanos in Venezuela and 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 .... Gallery File:Podocnemis vogli 203385379.jpg, Un ... [...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] |
Six-tubercled Amazon River Turtle
The six-tubercled Amazon River turtle Reptile Database or six-tubercled river turtle (''Podocnemis sextuberculata'') is a species of in the family . It is found in the in , |
Podocnemis Tatacoensis
''Podocnemis tatacoensis'' is an extinct species of ''Podocnemis'' that lived in Colombia during the Serravallian stage of the Miocene epoch In chronology and periodization, an epoch or reference epoch is an instant in time chosen as the origin of a particular calendar era. The "epoch" serves as a reference point from which time is measured. The moment of epoch is usually decided b .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q131457256 Fossil taxa described in 2023 tatacoensis Prehistoric turtles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
