Six-tubercled Amazon River turtle
Six-tubercled Amazon River turtle | |
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Young Podocnemis sextuberculata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Family: | Podocnemididae |
Genus: | Podocnemis |
Species: | P. sextuberculata |
Binomial name | |
Podocnemis sextuberculata Cornalia, 1849 | |
The six-tubercled Amazon River turtle[1] or six-tubercled river turtle (Podocnemis sextuberculata) is a species of turtle in the Podocnemididae family.
It is found in Brazil, Colombia, and Peru.
References
- ↑ Podocnemis sextuberculata, Reptile Database
- Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Podocnemis sextuberculata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
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