Podocnemis Temporal range:
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Podocnemis unifilis, yellow-spotted river turtle | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Pleurodira |
Family: | Podocnemididae |
Genus: |
Podocnemis Wagler, 1830 |
Species | |
6 species, see text |
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 six species are extant. [1]
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Podocnemis.
The following four species are extinct, all from Neogene deposits in South America:
The Late Cretaceous ( Cenomanian) species "Podocnemis" parva Haas, 1978, based on remains from the West Bank, is now assigned to Algorachelus, as A. parvus. [5]
Podocnemis Temporal range:
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Podocnemis unifilis, yellow-spotted river turtle | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Pleurodira |
Family: | Podocnemididae |
Genus: |
Podocnemis Wagler, 1830 |
Species | |
6 species, see text |
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 six species are extant. [1]
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Podocnemis.
The following four species are extinct, all from Neogene deposits in South America:
The Late Cretaceous ( Cenomanian) species "Podocnemis" parva Haas, 1978, based on remains from the West Bank, is now assigned to Algorachelus, as A. parvus. [5]