The red-headed Amazon side-necked turtle,''Podocnemis erythrocephala''
Reptile Database red-headed river turtle or red-headed sideneck (''Podocnemis erythrocephala'') is a species of

turtle Turtles are an order of reptiles known as Testudines, characterized by a special shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira (side necked turtles) and Cryptodira (hidden necked t ...

in the family

Podocnemididae Podocnemididae is a family of pleurodire (side-necked) turtles, once widely distributed. Most of its 20 genera and 30 species are now extinct. Seven of its eight surviving species are native to South America: the genus '' Peltocephalus'', with o ...

. It is found in the Amazon basin in

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

, Colombia, and

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

References

External links

* Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996.
IUCN Red List: ''Podocnemis erythrocephala''
. downloaded on 29 July 2007.
All IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Podocnemis Turtles of South America Fauna of the Amazon Reptiles of Brazil Reptiles of Colombia Reptiles of Venezuela Vulnerable animals Vulnerable biota of South America Reptiles described in 1824 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Turtle-stub