Podocnemis expansa

 

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA REPTILIA TESTUDINES PODOCNEMIDIDAE

Scientific Name: Podocnemis expansa
Species Authority: (Schweigger, 1812)
Common Name/s:
English – Arrau, Giant South American Turtle, South American River Turtle, Tartaruga
French – Podocnémide Élargie

Assessment Information [top]

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

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
Bolivia; Brazil; Colombia; Ecuador; Guyana; Peru; Trinidad and Tobago; Venezuela

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Semi-aquatic - large rivers and tributaries, adjacent lagoons and forest ponds.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater
Citation: Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Podocnemis expansa. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 January 2009.
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