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Turtle Species
Six-tubercled Amazon River Turtle
Podocnemis sextuberculata
- Scientific namePodocnemis sextuberculata
- Japanese nameムツコブヨコクビガメ
- FamilySouth American river turtles (Podocnemididae)
- Longest recorded lifespan14 years
- LifestyleAquatic
- Conservation status (IUCN)VU — Vulnerable
- iNaturalist observations20
About this species
The six-tubercled Amazon River turtle, or the six-tubercled river turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Podocnemididae. The turtle is found in the Amazon basin in Brazil, Colombia, Peru and possibly also in Ecuador.
Source: Wikipedia「Six-tubercled Amazon River turtle」 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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