| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | REPTILIA | TESTUDINES | PODOCNEMIDIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Peltocephalus dumerilianus | |||||||||
| Species Authority: | (Schweigger, 1812) | |||||||||
Common Name/s:
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| Synonym/s: |
Chelys (Hydraspsi) lata Bell, in Gray, 1830/1831
Emys dumeriliana Schweigger, 1812
Emys icterocephala Gray, 1831
Emys macrocephala Spix, 1824
Emys tracaxa Spix, 1824
Peltocephalus dumeriliana Schweigger, 1812 [orth. error]
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| Taxonomic Notes: | Appeared in IUCN Red Lists from 1996 to 2006 under the incorrectly spelt specific name P. dumeriliana. | |||||||||
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Vulnerable A1acd ver 2.3 |
| Year Published: | 1996 |
| Annotations: |
Needs updating
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| Assessor/s: | Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group |
| Reviewer/s: |
| Countries: |
Native:
Brazil; Colombia; French Guiana; Venezuela
Presence uncertain:
Ecuador; Peru
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Semi-aquatic |
| Systems: | Terrestrial; Freshwater |
| Conservation Actions: | It is listed on CITES Appendix II. |
| Citation: | Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Peltocephalus dumerilianus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2012. |
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