Red side-necked turtle

Red side-necked turtle

Red turtle, Red-footed sideneck turtle, William's toadhead turtle, Red-footed amazon side-necked turtle

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Rhinemys rufipes

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 Colombia and possibly Peru and Brazil. This species is dimorphic in size meaning the sexes show different characteristics. One study found that the largest female out of a group of 24 was 256 mm in carapace length. Out of that same group, the largest male was only 199 mm in carapace length.

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References

1. Red side-necked turtle Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_side-necked_turtle
2. Red side-necked turtle on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/17082/97271702

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