Red side-necked turtle | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Pleurodira |
Family: | Chelidae |
Subfamily: | Chelinae |
Genus: |
Rhinemys Wagler, 1830 |
Species: | R. rufipes
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Binomial name | |
Rhinemys rufipes | |
Synonyms [5] [6] [7] | |
The red side-necked turtle (Rhinemys rufipes), red turtle, red-footed sideneck turtle, [1] William's toadhead turtle, or red-footed Amazon side-necked turtle [7] is a monotypic species of turtle in the family Chelidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, and possibly Peru. [7] This species is dimorphic in size meaning the sexes show different characteristics. [8] One study found that the largest female out of a group of 24 was 256 mm in carapace length. Out of that same group, the largest male was only 199 mm in carapace length. [8] A study focused on determining how these turtles acquire their sex discovered that it is not environmentally determined rather, it is a genetic sex determination. [9]
Red side-necked turtle | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Pleurodira |
Family: | Chelidae |
Subfamily: | Chelinae |
Genus: |
Rhinemys Wagler, 1830 |
Species: | R. rufipes
|
Binomial name | |
Rhinemys rufipes | |
Synonyms [5] [6] [7] | |
The red side-necked turtle (Rhinemys rufipes), red turtle, red-footed sideneck turtle, [1] William's toadhead turtle, or red-footed Amazon side-necked turtle [7] is a monotypic species of turtle in the family Chelidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, and possibly Peru. [7] This species is dimorphic in size meaning the sexes show different characteristics. [8] One study found that the largest female out of a group of 24 was 256 mm in carapace length. Out of that same group, the largest male was only 199 mm in carapace length. [8] A study focused on determining how these turtles acquire their sex discovered that it is not environmentally determined rather, it is a genetic sex determination. [9]