Big-headed Amazon river turtle  (Peltocephalus dumeriliana)

Facts

Also known as:Big-headed sideneck
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Testudines
Family Pelomedusidae
Genus Peltocephalus (1)
Size Carapace length: 44 cm (2)

Status

Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List 2006 (1) and listed on Appendix II of CITES (3).