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Red-headed Amazon River Turtle

Podocnemis erythrocephala

Classification

The red-headed Amazon side-necked turtle, red-headed river turtle or red-headed sideneck (Podocnemis erythrocephala) is a species of turtle in the family Podocnemididae. It is found in the Amazon basin in Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela. Description With a size of less than 32 cm (13 in), and weighing usually less than 2.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 65