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Podocnemis unifilis Troschel, 1848

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Troschel, F. H. Amphibien. In: M.R. Schomburgk. Reisen in Britisch-Guiana in den Jahren 1840-44. Im Auftrage Sr. Majestät des Königs von Preussen ausgeführt. Theil 3. Versuch einer Zusammenstellung der Fauna und Flora von British-Guiana.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Testudines
family
Podocnemididae
genus
Podocnemis
species
Podocnemis unifilis

Name

Synonyms
Chelys lata Bell, 1830
Emys cayennensis Schweigger
Podocnemis cayennensis (Schweigger, 1812)
Podocnemis tracaya Coutinho, 1868
Testudo terekay Humboldt, 1831
Homonyms
Podocnemis unifilis Troschel, 1848
Common names
Cágado-Zé-Prego in Portuguese
Gelbkopfamazonasschildkröte in German
Gulplettet Flodskildpadde in Danish
Mehuka-pritru in language.
Pdocnémide de Cayenne in French
Pdocnémide de Cayenne in French
Peta de río in Spanish
Podocn in French
Podocnémide de Cayenne in French
Podocnémide de Cayenne (La), Tortue de rivière de Cayenne in French
Pupu in language.
Taouarou in language.
Taricaya in Spanish
Taricaya, Tracajá in language.
Tawalu in language.
Terecay in Spanish
Terecaya in Spanish
Terekay-Schienenschildkröte in German
Terekay-folyamteknős in Hungarian
Terekayschienenschildkröte in German
Tortue de l'Amazone à taches jaunes in French
Tracajá in Portuguese
Tracajá in Portuguese
Tracaxá in Portuguese
Yellow-Spotted River Turtle in English
Yellow-headed Sideneck in English
Yellow-headed sideneck turtle in English
Yellow-spotted Amazon River Turtle in English
Yellow-spotted Amazon River Turtle in English
Yellow-spotted Amazon Sideneck Turtle in English
Yellow-spotted River Turtle in English
Yellow-spotted River Turtle in English
Yellow-spotted Sideneck Turtle in English
Yellow-spotted Sideneck Turtle in English
Zwarte Moerasschildpad in Dutch
Zé-Prego in Portuguese
Zé-Prego in Portuguese
rumenopikčasta amazonska želva in Slovenian
tereka jednovousá in Czech
tracaja in Spanish
tracaja in Spanish
Терекай in Russian
Тракакса in Russian
سلحفاة النهر صفراء النقط in Arabic
طفاشة صفراء النقط in Arabic
モンキヨコクビガメ in Japanese
黃頭側頸龜 in Chinese
Yellow-spotted River Turtle in English
Peta de río in Spanish
Podocnémide de Cayenne in French

Bibliographic References

  1. Iverson, John B., 1992: null. A Revised Checklist with Distribution Maps of the Turtles of the World. xiii + 363.
  2. Troschel, F. H. (1848). Amphibien. <em>In: M.R. Schomburgk. Reisen in Britisch-Guiana in den Jahren 1840-44. Im Auftrage Sr. Majestät des Königs von Preussen ausgeführt. Theil 3. Versuch einer Zusammenstellung der Fauna und Flora von British-Guiana. Leipzig.</em> pp. 645-661.
  3. Turtle Taxonomy Working Group [Rhodin, A. G. J., J. Iverson, R. Bour, U. Fritz, A. Georges, et al.], 2021: Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution with maps, and Conservation Status (9th ed.). Chelonian Research Monographs, no. 8. x + 472.
  4. Turtle Taxonomy Working Group [van Dijk, P. P., J. Iverson, A. Rhodin, H. Shaffer, and R. Bour], 2014: Turtles of the World, 7th Edition: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution with maps, and Conservation Status. Chelonian Research Monographs, no. 5, v. 7. 329-479.
  5. Uetz, P., Freed, P. & Jirí Hošek (eds.). (2021). The Reptile Database.
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