Peltocephalus dumerilianus Schweigger 1812 (Bighead Amazon River turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Podocnemididae

Belongs to Peltocephalus according to P. P. van Dijk et al. 2014

See also Frank and Ramus 1996

Sister taxon: Peltocephalus maturin

Ecology: aquatic herbivore-carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Peltocephalus dumerilianus in the database

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