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.
^Podocnemis. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
The Arrau turtle (Podocnemis expansa), also known as the South American river turtle, giant South American turtle, giant Amazon River turtle, Arrau sideneck...
each other than to Podocnemis in morphological analyses, genetic studies have found Erymochelys to be more closely related to Podocnemis than to Peltocephalus...
found in Central and South America. It has been witnessed predating upon Podocnemis turtles. "Labidus coecus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System...
was observed to decrease egg-hatching rates in the Amazon River turtle, Podocnemis expansa. In this particular turtle egg, the heavy metals reduce the fat...
straight, which sets them apart from the curved ridges seen in species of Podocnemis, the South American river turtles. It further differs from species of...
Podocnemidoidae †Peiropemydidae (extinct) Erymnochelys Peltocephalus Podocnemis Cope, E. D. (1865). "Third Contribution to the Herpetology of Tropical...
Wilfried (April 2016). "Ventilation and Gas Exchange in Two Turtles: Podocnemis unifilis and Phrynops geoffroanus (Testudines: Pleurodira)" (PDF). Respiratory...
technique for sea turtles. In one study on the freshwater Arrau turtle (Podocnemis expansa) researchers examined the effects of nest relocation. They discovered...
surface, a phenomenon also known from species in the South American genus Podocnemis and the Ouachita map turtle. These sounds are mostly "clicking" noises...
Negritos, Peru. It consists of a partial shell, originally described as "Podocnemis" olssoni. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=375095...
odonate larvae. In addition, turtle species such as Phrynops gibbus and Podocnemis unifilis are also known to feed on tadpoles. Spider species are known...
turtle (Podocnemis expansa), the six-tubercled Amazon River turtle (Podocnemis sextuberculata) and the yellow-spotted river turtle (Podocnemis unifilis)...
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