Podocnemis erythrocephala Spix 1824 (Red-headed river turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Podocnemididae
Belongs to Podocnemis according to P. P. van Dijk et al. 2014
See also Frank and Ramus 1996
Sister taxa: Podocnemis argentinensis, Podocnemis bassleri, Podocnemis bramlyi, Podocnemis brasiliensis, Podocnemis expansa, Podocnemis freibergi, Podocnemis geologorum, Podocnemis harrisi, Podocnemis lewyana, Podocnemis medemi, Podocnemis negrii, Podocnemis pritchardi, Podocnemis sextuberculata, Podocnemis stromeri, Podocnemis tatacoensis, Podocnemis unifilis, Podocnemis vogli
Ecology: aquatic herbivore-carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Podocnemis erythrocephala in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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