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Podocnemis erythrocephala

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA REPTILIA TESTUDINES PODOCNEMIDIDAE

Scientific Name: Podocnemis erythrocephala
Species Authority: (Spix, 1824)
Common Name/s:
English – Red-headed Amazon River Turtle, Red-headed River Turtle, Red-headed Sideneck
French – Podocnémide À Tête Rouge
Spanish – Chimpire
Synonym/s:
Emys erythrocephala Spix, 1824
Podocnemis agassizi Coutinho, 1868
Podocnemis coutinhii Goeldi, 1886

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable A1bd ver 2.3
Year Published: 1996
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group
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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; Venezuela
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Semi-aquaric
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: It is listed on CITES Appendix II.
Citation: Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Podocnemis erythrocephala. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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