Podocnemididae
Savanna Side-necked Turtle
Podocnemis vogli Müller, 1935
Podocnemis vogli, the savanna or Llanos side-necked turtle, is a South American Podocnemididae species endemic to the Orinoco Llanos.
Yellow-headed Sideneck
Podocnemis unifilis Troschel, 1848
Podocnemis unifilis is a large South American river turtle with distinctive yellow head spots that fade with age.
Giant South American Turtle
Podocnemis expansa (Schweigger, 1812)
Podocnemis expansa, the Arrau turtle, is the largest side-neck and Latin American freshwater turtle, threatened by human activity.
Magdalena River Turtle
Podocnemis lewyana Duméril, 1852
Podocnemis lewyana, the Magdalena River turtle, is a sexually dimorphic Neotropical freshwater turtle with temperature-dependent sex determination.
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