Big-headed Amazon River Turtle
- Big-headed Amazon River Turtle
Taxobox
name = Big-headed Amazon River Turtle
status = VU
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Testudines
familia = Pelomedusidae
genus = "Peltocephalus"
species = "P. dumeriliana"
binomial = "Peltocephalus dumeriliana"
binomial_authority = Schweigger, 1812
synonyms = The Big-headed Amazon River Turtle or Big-headed Sideneck ("Peltocephalus dumeriliana") is a species of turtle in the Pelomedusidae family. It is monotypic within the genus "Peltocephalus".It is found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Venezuela, possibly Ecuador, and possibly Peru.
References
* Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/16511/all Peltocephalus dumeriliana] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
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