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The Arrau turtle (Podocnemis expansa), also known as the South American river turtle, giant South American turtle, giant Amazon River turtle, Arrau sideneck turtle, Amazon River turtle or simply the Arrau, [1] [3] [4] [5] is the largest of the side-neck turtles and the largest freshwater turtle in Latin America. [5]
The Arrau turtle (Podocnemis expansa) is the largest of the side-necked turtles. The largest of side-necked turtles is the Arrau turtle (Podocnemis expansa). Its carapace length is up to 1.07 m (3.5 ft) and adults can reach up to 90 kg (200 lb) in weight. [110]
One of the most notable things about Peltocephalus maturin is the size of the holotype mandible. The dentary measures 27.8 cm (10.9 in) in length, which is comparable to that of the Cretaceous marine turtle Archelon. Total length estimates were conducted through two approaches, both yielding similar results.
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. These turtles have pig-like noses but are not closely related to the pig-nosed turtle.
Turtles of South America — turtles, tortoises, and terrapins native to terrestrial−land, freshwater, and coastal marine ecosystems and habitats of South America. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Last year more than 900 sea turtle strandings were reported to the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary.
Articles about turtles in the parent category should be moved to this subcategory. Pages in category "Turtles of Brazil" ... Arrau turtle; B. Big-headed Amazon River ...
Despite reports that it can grow up to 1.8 metres (5.9 ft) in length and is the world's largest extant freshwater turtle, this maximum size and title is murky at best. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Apparently the largest specimen carapace length, 129 cm (51 in), known is considered suspect and the heaviest specimen known (weighing approximately 250 kg (550 lb ...