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Peltocephalus dumeriliana
(Schweigger, 1812)
- big-headed Amazon River turtle
(reptile)
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Entity:
Peltocephalus (Genus)
..Peltocephalus dumerilianus (Species) - big-headed sideneck turtle
..[Peltocephalus dumeriliana] (Species) - big-headed Amazon River turtle
Authorship
Subsequent generic combination
:
Types
Type of
:
Peltocephalus
(Genus)
Duméril & Bibron, 1835
Variants
Correct spelling
:
Peltocephalus dumerilianus
(Schweigger, 1812)
Ref:
P. Uetz et al. (eds.), 2016
: [13 Dec 2016].
Combinations
Different combination
:
Emys dumeriliana
Schweigger, 1812
Ref:
C.H. Ernst & R.W. Barbour, 1989
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Emys tracaxa
Spix, 1824
Ref:
C.H. Ernst & R.W. Barbour, 1989
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
big-headed Amazon River turtle
Ref:
C.H. Ernst & R.W. Barbour, 1989
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