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Phrynops williamsi, also known commonly as Williams' side-necked turtle, Williams' South American sideneck turtle, William's South American side-necked turtle, William's toadhead turtle, and Williams' toadhead turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Chelidae. The species is endemic to South America.
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.
The Argentine snake-necked turtle (Hydromedusa tectifera), [2] also known commonly as the South American snake-necked turtle [2] is a species of turtle in the family Chelidae.The species is known for the long neck to which its common names refer.
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]
Side-necked turtles - Podocnemididae: Scientific name Common name Distribution Status Peltocephalus dumerilianus: Big-headed Amazon River turtle: Amazon basin: vulnerable: Podocnemis erythrocephala: Red-headed Amazon River turtle: Amazon basin: vulnerable: Podocnemis expansa: Giant South American turtle: Amazon basin: Podocnemis lewyana ...
The genus is widely distributed in South America found in the Orinoco to Amazon and São Francisco to Paraná and adjacent river basins of Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and northeastern Argentina (Iverson, 1992). [5] A turtle of the genus Phrynops generally achieves thermoregulation through areal basking. In order ...
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The yellow-spotted Amazon river turtle [6] (Podocnemis unifilis), also known commonly as the yellow-headed sideneck turtle and the yellow-spotted river turtle, and locally as the taricaya, is one of the largest South American river turtles.