Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: December 31st, 2022.




 



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Genus
Podocnemis

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South American Side-necked River Turtles
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Südamerikanische Schienenschildkröten
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Sydamerikanske Flodskildpadder
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1830 |  |
Podocnemis Wagler (type species: Emys expansa Schweigger 1812) |
1864 |  |
Chelonemys Gray [not Chelonemys Jourdan 1862] (type species: Chelonemys dumeriliana sensu Gray 1864 [not Emys dumeriliana Schweigger 1812] = Podocnemis unifilis Troschel 1848; syn. Fritz & Havas 2006) |
1870 |  |
Bartlettia Gray [not Adams 1867 (Mollusca)] (type species: Bartlettia pitipii Gray 1870; syn. Fritz & Havas 2006) |

Contents:
6 species, of which 1 (16.7%) is endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Distribution:
N. South America.
Reported from:
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Acre,
Amapa,
Amazonas,
Goias,
Maranhao,
Mato Grosso,
Mato Grosso do Sul,
Para
[incl.
Marajo Island],
Pernambuco,
Rondonia,
Roraima,
Tocantins),
Colombia,
Ecuador,
French Guiana,
Guyana,
Peru,
Surinam,
Venezuela.
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Podocnemis erythrocephala

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Red-headed Amazon River Turtle, Red-spotted River Turtle
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Rotkopf-Schienenschildkröte
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Rødhovedet Amazonasflodskildpadde
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1824 |  |
Emys erythrocephala Spix |
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Podocnemis erythrocephala Wagler 1830 |
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Hydraspis expansa var. erythrocephala Gray 1831 |
1868 |  |
Podocnemis agassizi Coutinho (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
1886 |  |
Podocnemis coutinhii Göldi (Fritz & Havas 2006) |

Distribution:
Brazil
(Amazonas,
Para,
Roraima),
Colombia,
Venezuela.
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Podocnemis erythrocephala
© Rune Midtgaard
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Podocnemis expansa

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Giant South American River Turtle, Arrau River Turtle
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Arrau-Schienenschildkröte
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Sydamerikansk Kæmpeflodskildpadde, Arrauskildpadde, Arrau
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1812 |  |
Emys expansa Schweigger |
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Podocnemis expansa Wagler 1830 |
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Chelys expansa Gray in Griffith 1831 |
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Hydraspis expansa Gray 1831 |
1824 |  |
Emys amazonica Spix (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
1833 |  |
Emys arrau Schinz (Fritz & Havas 2006) |

Distribution:
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Acre,
Amapa,
Amazonas,
Goias,
Maranhao,
Mato Grosso,
Para
[incl.
Marajo Island],
Rondonia,
Roraima,
Tocantins),
Colombia,
Ecuador,
French Guiana,
Guyana,
Peru,
Venezuela.
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Podocnemis expansa
© Rune Midtgaard
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Podocnemis lewyana

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Magdalena River Turtle
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Glattrand-Schienenschildkröte
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Magdalena-flodskildpadde
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1852 |  |
Podocnemis lewyana Dumeril |

Distribution:
Colombia.
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Podocnemis sextuberculata

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Six-tubercled Amazon River Turtle
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Höcker-Schienenschildkröte
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Knop-flodskildpadde
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1849 |  |
Podocnemis expansa sextuberculata Cornalia |
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Podocnemis sextuberculata Boulenger 1889 |
1870 |  |
Bartlettia pitipii Gray (Fritz & Havas 2006) |

Distribution:
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Acre,
Amazonas,
Para,
Rondonia,
Roraima),
Colombia,
Peru.
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Podocnemis unifilis

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Yellow-spotted Amazon River Turtle, Terecay
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Terekay-Schienenschildkröte
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Gulplettet Flodskildpadde, Terekay
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1812 |  |
Emys cayennensis Schweigger (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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Chelys cayennensis Gray in Griffith 1831 |
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Hydraspis cayennensis Gray 1831 |
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Podocnemis cayennensis Siebenrock 1902 |
1833 |  |
Emys terecay Schinz (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
1848 |  |
Podocnemis unifilis Troschel |

Remarks:
Presence in Mato Grosso do Sul may represent an introduction (Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021).
Distribution:
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Acre,
Amapa,
Amazonas,
Goias,
Maranhao,
Mato Grosso,
Mato Grosso do Sul,
Para
[incl.
Marajo Island],
Pernambuco,
Rondonia,
Roraima,
Tocantins),
Colombia,
Ecuador,
French Guiana,
Guyana,
Peru,
Surinam,
Venezuela.
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Podocnemis unifilis
© Rune Midtgaard
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Podocnemis vogli

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Orinoco River Turtle, Savannah Side-necked Turtle, Llanos Side-necked Turtle, (Vogl's River Turtle)
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Orinoko-Schienenschildkröte
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Orinoco-flodskildpadde
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1835 |  |
Podocnemis vogli Müller |

Distribution:
Colombia,
Venezuela.
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