Podocnemis lewyana

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA REPTILIA TESTUDINES PODOCNEMIDIDAE

Scientific Name: Podocnemis lewyana
Species Authority: Duméril, 1852
Common Name/s:
English – Magdalena River Turtle, Rio Magdalena River Turtle
French – Podocnémide De Léwy
Spanish – Tortuga De Agua

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Endangered   A1bd   ver 2.3
Year Assessed: 1996
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group
Reviewer/s:
History:
1994 – Indeterminate (Groombridge 1994)
1990 – Indeterminate (IUCN 1990)
1988 – Indeterminate (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)
1986 – Indeterminate (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)
1982 – Indeterminate

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Confined to the Río Magdalena basin.
Countries:
Native:
Colombia

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Semi-aquatic.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: It is listed on CITES Appendix II.
Citation: Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Podocnemis lewyana. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2012.
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