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A Guide to the Chelonians of Amazonas.
What is a Chelonian? Family Tree (Phylogeny) Glossary of Terms
Pleurodira - Side-necked turtle. Family: Podocnemididae.
Giant South American River Turtle (Podocnemis expansa).
Tartaruga-da-amazônia.
Pleurodira - Side-necked turtle. Family: Podocnemididae.
Yellow-spotted River Turtle (Podocnemis unifilis).
Tracajá.
Pleurodira - Side-necked turtle. Family: Podocnemididae.
Six-tubercled Amazon River Turtle (Podocnemis sextuberculata).
Iaçá.
Pleurodira - Side-necked turtle. Family: Podocnemididae.
Red-headed Amazon River Turtle (Podocnemis erythrocephala).
Irapuca.
Pleurodira - Side-necked turtle. Family: Podocnemididae.
Big-headed Amazon River Turtle (Peltocephalus dumeriliana).
Cabeçudo.
Pleurodira - Side-necked turtle. Family: Chelidae.
Mata-matá.
Pleurodira - Side-necked turtle. Family: Chelidae.
Toadhead or Gibba Turtle (Mesoclemmys gibba).
Cágado-de-poças-da-floresta.
Pleurodira - Side-necked turtle. Family: Chelidae.
Black-lined Toadhead Turtle (Mesoclemmys raniceps).
Lalá.
Pleurodira - Side-necked turtle. Family: Chelidae.
Twist-necked or flat-headed turtle (Platemys platycephala).
Jabuti machado.
Pleurodira - Side-necked turtle. Family: Chelidae.
Red Amazon Side-necked Turtle (Rhinemys rufipes).
Cágado vermelho.
Pleurodira - Side-necked turtle. Family: Chelidae.
Geoffrey's Toadhead Turtle (Phrynops geoffroanus).
Cangapara.
Cryptodira - Mud Turtle Family: Kinosternidae
Scorpion Mud Turtle (Kinosternon scorpioides)
Muçuã
Cryptodira - Wood Turtle Family: Geomydidae
Spot legged Wood Turtle (Rhinoclemmys punctularia)
Perema
Cryptodira - Tortoise Family: Testudinidae
Red-footed Tortoise. (Chelonoidis carbonaria)
Jabuti piranga
Cryptodira - Tortoise. Family: Testudinidae
South American Yellow-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulata).
Jabuti amarelo.
Useful Links for further information.
IUCN/SSCTortoise and Freshwater TurtleSpecialist Group
Turtles of the World, 7th Edition: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution with Maps, and Conservation Status