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Red Side-necked Turtle

Rhinemys rufipes

Classification

Family
Chelidae

The red side-necked turtle (Rhinemys rufipes), red turtle, red-footed sideneck turtle, William's toadhead turtle, or red-footed Amazon side-necked turtle is a monotypic species of turtle in the family Chelidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, and possibly Peru. Description This species is dimorphic in size meaning the sexes show different characteristics.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 7