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Big-headed Amazon River turtle Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Family: Podocnemididae Genus: Peltocephalus
Duméril & Bibron, 1835 [2]Species: P. dumerilianus Binomial name Peltocephalus dumerilianus
(Schweigger, 1812) [3]Synonyms [1] - Chelys lata Gray, 1831
- Emys dumeriliana Schweigger, 1812
- Emys icterocephala Gray, 1831
- Emys macrocephala Spix, 1824
- Emys tracaxa Spix, 1824
- Peltocephalus dumeriliana Schweigger, 1812
The big-headed Amazon River turtle or big-headed sideneck, Peltocephalus dumerilianus, is a species of turtle in the family Podocnemididae. It is monotypic within the genus Peltocephalus.[citation needed] It is found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Venezuela, possibly Ecuador, and possibly Peru.
References
- ^ a b Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group (1996). Peltocephalus dumeriliana. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on January 29, 2010.
- ^ "Peltocephalus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=551740.
- ^ "Peltocephalus dumerilianus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=551901.
Side-necked turtle species Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Reptilia · Subclass: Anapsida · Order: Testudines · Suborder: PleurodiraFamily Chelidae Chelodininae Chelodina canni · Chelodina longicollis · Chelodina mccordi · Chelodina novaeguineae · Chelodina reimanni · Chelodina steindachneri · Chelodina burrungandjii · Chelodina expansa · Chelodina parkeri · Chelodina rugosa · Chelodina collieiEmydura australis · Emydura macquarii · Emydura signata · Emydura subglobosa · Emydura tanybaraga · Emydura victoriaeMyuchelys latisternum · Myuchelys georgesi · Myuchelys purvisi · Myuchelys belli · Myuchelys novaeguineaePseudemyduraPseudemydura umbrinaRheodytesRheodytes leukopsChelidinae ChelusChelus fimbriatus (Mata mata)Mesoclemmys dahli · Mesoclemmys gibba · Mesoclemmys heliostemma · Mesoclemmys hogei · Mesoclemmys nasuta · Mesoclemmys perplexa · Mesoclemmys raniceps · Mesoclemmys tuberculata · Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei · Mesoclemmys zuliaePhrynops geoffroanus · Phrynops hilarii · Phrynops tuberosus · Phrynops williamsiRhinemysRhinemys_rufipesHydromedusinae Superfamily Pelomedusoidea Pelomedusinae PelomedusaPelomedusa subrufaPelusios adansonii · Pelusios bechuanicus · Pelusios broadleyi · Pelusios carinatus · Pelusios castanaeus · Pelusios castanoides · Pelusios chapini · Pelusios cupulatta · Pelusios gabonensis · Pelusios marani · Pelusios nanus · Pelusios niger · Pelusios rhodesianus · Pelusios sinuatus · Pelusios subniger · Pelusios upembae · Pelusios williamsiPodocnemidinae ErymnochelysErymnochelys madagascariensisPeltocephalusPeltocephalus dumerilianusPodocnemis expansa · Podocnemis unifilis · Podocnemis erythrocephala · Podocnemis lewyana · Podocnemis sextuberculata · Podocnemis vogliOrder Testudines (turtles) Suborder SuperfamilySubfamilyCryptodira Caretta · Chelonia · Eretmochelys · Lepidochelys · NatatorDermochelysDermatemydidaeDermatemysStaurotypinaeBatagur · Cuora · Cyclemys · Geoclemys · Geoemyda · Hardella · Heosemys · Leucocephalon · Malayemys · Mauremys · Melanochelys · Morenia · Notochelys · Orlitia · Pangshura · Rhinoclemmys · Sacalia · Siebenrockiella · VijayachelysAldabrachelys · Astrochelys · Chelonoidis · Chersina · Cylindraspis · Geochelone · Gopherus · Homopus · Indotestudo · Kinixys · Malacochersus · Manouria · Psammobates · Pyxis · Stigmochelys · TestudoTrionychiaCarettochelyidaeCarettochelysTrionychinaePleurodira ChelidinaeChelodininaeHydromedusinaePhylogenetic arrangement based on turtles of the world 2010 update: annotated checklist. Extinct turtles not included.
See also List of Testudines families
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