Red-headed Amazon River turtle
Red-headed Amazon Side-necked Turtle | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Family: | Podocnemididae |
Genus: | Podocnemis |
Species: | P. erythrocephala |
Binomial name | |
Podocnemis erythrocephala (Spix, 1824) | |
The Red-headed Amazon Side-necked Turtle,[1] Red-headed River Turtle, or Red-headed Sideneck (Podocnemis erythrocephala) is a species of turtle in the Podocnemididae family. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela.
References
- ↑ Podocnemis erythrocephala, Reptile Database
- Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Podocnemis erythrocephala. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
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