Savanna side-necked turtle

The savanna side-necked turtle[2] (Podocnemis vogli), also commonly known as the Llanos side-necked turtle,[3] is a species of turtle in the family Podocnemididae. The species is endemic to South America.

Savanna side-necked turtle
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CITES Appendix II (CITES)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Pleurodira
Family: Podocnemididae
Genus: Podocnemis
Species:
P. vogli
Binomial name
Podocnemis vogli

Etymology

The specific name, vogli, is in honor of Father Cornelius Vogl (1884–1959), who was a Benedictine missionary in Venezuela from 1925 to 1959.[3]

Geographic range

Podocnemis vogli is found in the Orinoco river system in the Llanos in Venezuela and Colombia.[2]

References
  1. "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  2. Species Podocnemis vogli at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Podocnemis vogli, p. 276).

Further reading
  • Gotte SW (1992). "Podocnemis vogli ". Catalogue of American Amphibibians and Reptiles 537: 1–2.
  • Merchán M, Fidalgo AM, Pérez C (2003). "Biologie und Verbreitung von Podocnemis vogli in Venezuela ". Reptilia, Münster 8 (40): 47–49. (in German).
  • Müller L (1935). "Über eine neue Podocnemis-Art (Podocnemis vogli) aus Venezuela nebst ergänzender Bemerkungen über die systematischen Merkmale der ihr nächstverwandten Arten ". Zoologischer Anzeiger 110: 97–109. (Podocnemis vogli, new species, p. 104). (in German).



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