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Red side-necked turtle
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Pleurodira
Family: Chelidae
Subfamily: Chelinae
Genus: Rhinemys
Wagler, 1830
Species:
R. rufipes
Binomial name
Rhinemys rufipes
(Spix, 1824)[2]
Range
Synonyms[5][6][7]
Synonymy
  • Emys rufipes Spix, 1824
  • Hydraspis rufipes Bell, 1828
  • Rhinemys rufipes Wagler, 1830[3]
  • Chelys (Hydraspis) rufipes Gray, 1831
  • Platemys rufipes Duméril & Bibron, 1835
  • Phrynops rufipes Gray, 1844
  • Hydraspis rufipes Boulenger, 1889
  • Rhinemys rufipes Baur, 1893[4]

The red side-necked turtle (Rhinemys rufipes), red turtle, red-footed sideneck turtle,[1] William's toadhead turtle, or red-footed Amazon side-necked turtle[7] is a monotypic species of turtle in the family Chelidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, and possibly Peru.[7]

Description

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In Brazil

This species is dimorphic in size meaning the sexes show different characteristics.[8] 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.[8] A study focused on determining how these turtles acquire their sex discovered that it is not environmentally determined rather, it is a genetic sex determination.[9]

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