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Rhinemys rufipes

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA REPTILIA TESTUDINES CHELIDAE

Scientific Name: Rhinemys rufipes
Species Authority: (Spix, 1824)
Common Name/s:
English – Red-footed Sideneck Turtle, Red Side-necked Turtle, Red Turtle
Spanish – Tortuga achiote
Synonym/s:
Emys rufipes Spix, 1824
Hydraspis rufipes (Spix, 1824)
Phrynops rufipes (Spix, 1824)
Platemys rufipes (Spix, 1824)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Lower Risk/near threatened ver 2.3
Year Published: 1996
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group
Reviewer/s:
Contributor/s:
History:
1994 – Insufficiently Known (Groombridge 1994)
1990 – Insufficiently Known (IUCN 1990)
1988 – Insufficiently Known (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)
1986 – Insufficiently Known (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
Brazil; Colombia
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Mostly aquatic - flowing creeks in rainforests. Terrestrial nest sites.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater
Citation: Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Rhinemys rufipes. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 18 June 2013.
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