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Arrau turtle
Sign in to saveAlso known as Podocnemis expansa, Giant South American turtle
species of turtle
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Within Vinony's link graph, Arrau turtle is referenced by 160 other articles, and connects out to IUCN Red List, CITES and Elseya schultzei.
Vinony files it under Fauna listed on CITES Appendix II, Fauna of the Amazon and IUCN Red List conservation dependent species.
Its subject is documented across 29 Wikipedia language editions.
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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- taxon rank
- species
- Commons category
- 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.