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Red-footed Sideneck Turtle
Bruno de Medeiros, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Turtles & tortoises

Red-footed Sideneck Turtle

Rhinemys rufipes (Spix, 1824)

NT Near Threatened

Names

EnglishRed-footed Sideneck Turtle
DutchRode paddenkopschildpad
SpanishTortuga achiote
Chinese红腿蟾头龟
Sranan Tongosekrepatu (general name for the group)
Scientific nameRhinemys rufipes (Spix, 1824)

About this species

The red side-necked turtle (Rhinemys rufipes), red turtle, red-footed sideneck turtle, William's toadhead turtle, or red-footed Amazon side-necked turtle is a monotypic species of turtle in the family Chelidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, and possibly Peru.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassTestudines
FamilyChelidae
GenusRhinemys

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