Red-headed Amazon River turtle

Red-headed Amazon Side-necked Turtle
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Family:	Podocnemididae
Genus:	Podocnemis
Species:	P. erythrocephala
Binomial name
	Podocnemis erythrocephala; (Spix, 1824)

The Red-headed Amazon Side-necked Turtle,^[1] Red-headed River Turtle, or Red-headed Sideneck (Podocnemis erythrocephala) is a species of turtle in the Podocnemididae family. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela.

References

^ Podocnemis erythrocephala, Reptile Database

Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. IUCN Red List: Podocnemis erythrocephala . downloaded on 29 July 2007.
All IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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[1] Podocnemis erythrocephala, Reptile Database

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