Big-headed Amazon river turtle  (Peltocephalus dumeriliana)

Species information

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Glossary

Omnivore: An organism that feeds on both plants and animals.
Scute: One of the large keratinous scales on the carapace (the top shell of a turtle or tortoise).

References

  1. IUCN Red List (January, 2007)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Turtles of the World (CD-ROM), by Ernst, C.H., Altenburg, R.G.M. and Barbour, R.W. (February, 2007)
    http://ip30.eti.uva.nl/bis/turtles.php?selected=beschrijving&menuentry=soorten&record=Peltocephalus%20dumerilianus
  3. CITES (January, 2007)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. Damisela.com (February, 2007)
    http://www.damisela.com/zoo/rep/tortugas/pleuro/pelo/dumeriliana/index.htm