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Podocnemis
Genus of turtles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Podocnemis is a genus of aquatic turtles, commonly known as South American river turtles, in the family Podocnemididae. The genus consists of six extant species occurring in tropical South America.[1] Four additional species are known only from fossils.
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Podocnemis | |
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Podocnemis unifilis, yellow-spotted river turtle | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Pleurodira |
Family: | Podocnemididae |
Genus: | Podocnemis Wagler, 1830 |
Species | |
6 species, see text |
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