Red Side-necked Turtle

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Red Side-necked Turtle
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Chelidae
Genus: Phrynops
Species: P. rufipes
Binomial name
Phrynops rufipes
(Spix, 1824)

The Red Side-necked Turtle, Red Turtle, or Red-footed Sideneck Turtle (Phrynops rufipes) is a species of turtle in the Chelidae family. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, and possibly Peru.

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