EMYSystem Species Page: Podocnemis vogli
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OrderOrder Testudines (turtles, tortoises and terrapins)
FamilyFamily Podocnemidae ()
SubfamilySubfamily no_subfamily ()
GenusGenus Podocnemis (South American Side-necked River Turtles)
SpeciesSpecies Podocnemis vogli (Savanna Side-necked Turtle)
range of species Podocnemis vogli
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Original Description Müller 1935 : 104
Type Locality "Barinas (Staat Zamora [= Estado Barinas]), Venezuela"
Holotype ZSM 128/28
Original name Podocnemis vogli
Common name Savanna Side-necked Turtle
Distribution Colombia and Venezuela
Comments Reviewed by Alarcon Pardo (1969), Groombridge (1982), Ramo (1982), and Pritchard and Trebbau (1984).
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