Red-headed Amazon River turtle

Red-headed Amazon side-necked turtle
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
	CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Pleurodira
Family:	Podocnemididae
Genus:	Podocnemis
Species:	P. erythrocephala
Binomial name
	Podocnemis erythrocephala; (Spix, 1824)

The red-headed Amazon side-necked turtle,^[2] 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.^[3] The red-headed river turtle is considered a small turtle with a size of less than 32 cm, making it easily distinguishable from other species in the area.^[4] Identifying factors 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.^[4]

References

^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
^ Podocnemis erythrocephala, Reptile Database
^ A.G.J.; Iverson, J.B.; Bour, R.; Fritz, U.; Georges, A.; Shaffer, H.B.; van Dijk, P.P. (2017). Rhodin, A.G.J.; Iverson, J.B.; van Dijk, P.P.; Saumure, R.A.; Buhlmann, K.A.; Pritchard, P.C.H.; Mittermeier, R.A. (eds.). "Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status". Chelonian Research Monographs. Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises: A Compilation Project of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group. 7 (8 ed.): 1–292. doi:10.3854/crm.7.checklist.atlas.v8.2017. ISBN 9781532350269.
^ ^a ^b Fantin, C.; Farias, I.P.; Monjel, L.A.S.; Hrbek, T. (2010). "Short Communication Polyandry in the red-headed river turtle Podocnemis erythrocephala (Testudines, Podocnemididae) in the Brazilian Amazon" (PDF). Genetics and Molecular Research. 9 (1): 435–440. doi:10.4238/vol9-1gmr749. PMID 20391328.

External links

Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. IUCN Red List: Podocnemis erythrocephala . downloaded on 29 July 2007.
All IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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[CITES-1] "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.

[2] Podocnemis erythrocephala, Reptile Database

[Rhodin2017-3] A.G.J.; Iverson, J.B.; Bour, R.; Fritz, U.; Georges, A.; Shaffer, H.B.; van Dijk, P.P. (2017). Rhodin, A.G.J.; Iverson, J.B.; van Dijk, P.P.; Saumure, R.A.; Buhlmann, K.A.; Pritchard, P.C.H.; Mittermeier, R.A. (eds.). "Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status". Chelonian Research Monographs. Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises: A Compilation Project of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group. 7 (8 ed.): 1–292. doi:10.3854/crm.7.checklist.atlas.v8.2017. ISBN 9781532350269.

[:0-4] Fantin, C.; Farias, I.P.; Monjel, L.A.S.; Hrbek, T. (2010). "Short Communication Polyandry in the red-headed river turtle Podocnemis erythrocephala (Testudines, Podocnemididae) in the Brazilian Amazon" (PDF). Genetics and Molecular Research. 9 (1): 435–440. doi:10.4238/vol9-1gmr749. PMID 20391328.

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