Podocnemis
Sign in to savePodocnemis is a genus of aquatic turtles, commonly known as South American river turtles, in the family Podocnemididae. The genus consists of six extant species occurring in tropical South America. Four additional species are known only from fossils. These turtles have pig-like noses but are not closely related to the pig-nosed turtle.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTestudines
- OrderTestudines
- FamilyPodocnemididae
種 參見內文 亞馬遜側頸龜屬（学名：Podocnemis），又名南美側頸龜屬，是分佈在南美洲的一屬水生龜。生活在南美洲的大河和淡水湖泊中，在岸边的沙地产卵，由于这类龟的头部不像其他种类的龟直接缩回壳内，而是将颈弯曲进入，所以被称为“侧颈龟”，目前本属各种龟已经被作为宠物分布到世界各地饲养。 物種 亞馬遜側頸龜屬下有6個物種，包括： 巨人側頸龜（P. expansa） 黃頭側頸龜（P. unifilis） 紅頭側頸龜（P. erythrocephala） 馬格達萊納側頸龜（P. lewyana） 六峰側頸龜（P. sextuberculata） 草原側頸龜（P. vogli） 取自“https://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=亞馬遜側頸龜屬&oldid=42710953” 分类：側頸龜科 隐藏分类： 本地相关图片与维基数据相同 含有拉丁語的條目
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Podocnemis is a genus of aquatic turtles, commonly known as South American river turtles, in the family Podocnemididae. The genus consists of six extant species occurring in tropical South America. Four additional species are known only from fossils. These turtles have pig-like noses but are not closely related to the pig-nosed turtle.
==Species== These six species are extant. Podocnemis erythrocephala – red-headed Amazon River turtle Podocnemis expansa – Arrau turtle Podocnemis lewyana – Magdalena River turtle Podocnemis sextuberculata – six-tubercled Amazon River turtle Podocnemis unifilis – yellow-spotted river turtle, yellow-headed sideneck Podocnemis vogli – savanna side-necked turtle