Savanna side-necked turtle
The savanna side-necked turtle[1] (Podocnemis vogli ), also commonly known as the Llanos side-necked turtle,[2] is a species of turtle in the family Podocnemididae. The species is endemic to South America.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | Podocnemididae |
| Genus: | Podocnemis |
| Species: | P. vogli |
| Binomial name | |
| Podocnemis vogli L. Müller, 1935 | |
Etymology
The specific name, vogli, is in honor of Father Cornelius Vogl (1884–1959), who was a Benedictine missionary in Venezuela from 1925 to 1959.[2]
Geographic range
Podocnemis vogli is found in the Orinoco river system in the Llanos in Venezuela and Colombia.[1]
References
- Podocnemis vogli. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Podocnemis vogli, p. 276).
Further reading
- Müller L (1935). "Über eine neue Podocnemis-Art (Podocnemis vogli) aus Venezuela nebst ergänzender Bemerkungen über die systematischen Merkmale der ihr nächstverwandten Arten ". Zoologischer Anzeiger 110: 97-109. (Podocnemis vogli, new species, p. 104). (in German).
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