Podocnemis

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