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Arrau turtle
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species of turtle
Species
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- PhylumChordata
- OrderTestudines
- FamilyPodocnemididae
Maximum longevity: 25.3 years (captivity)
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- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Podocnemis
- Image
- Podocnemis expansa INPA.jpg
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- Podocnemis expansa
- taxon name
- Podocnemis expansa
- taxon common name
- Tartaruga
- taxon range
- São Geraldo do Araguaia
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
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Encyclopedic overview
The Arrau turtle (Podocnemis expansa), also known as the South American river turtle, giant South American turtle, giant Amazon River turtle, Arrau sideneck turtle, Amazon River turtle or simply the Arrau, is the largest of the side-neck turtles (Pleurodira) and the largest freshwater turtle in Latin America. The species primarily feeds on plant material and typically nests in large groups on beaches. Due to hunting of adults, collecting of their eggs, pollution, habitat loss, and dams, the Arrau turtle is seriously threatened.
Range and habitat
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Arrau turtle” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.