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Turtle Species
Big-headed Amazon River Turtle
Peltocephalus dumerilianus
- Scientific namePeltocephalus dumerilianus
- Japanese nameオオアタマヨコクビガメ
- FamilySouth American river turtles (Podocnemididae)
- LifestyleAquatic
- Conservation status (IUCN)VU — Vulnerable
- iNaturalist observations28
About this species
The Big-headed Amazon River turtle, also known as the big-headed sideneck, is a species of turtle in the family Podocnemididae.
Source: Wikipedia「Big-headed Amazon River turtle」 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Giant South American Turtle
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Red-headed Amazon River Turtle
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