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Central American river turtle

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Central American river turtle
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Central American river turtle

Summary

Central American river turtle is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (101 views/month, #1,587 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Central American river turtle's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Central American river turtle is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Central American river turtle's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Critically Endangered[5].
  • Central American river turtle is classified within Dermatemys[6].
  • Central American river turtle's scientific name is Dermatemys mawii[7].
  • Central American river turtle's Commons category is recorded as Dermatemys mawii[8].
  • Central American river turtle's short name is recorded as D. mawii[9].
  • Central American river turtle is commonly known as Central American river turtle[10].
  • Central American river turtle is commonly known as Tortuga Blanca[11].
  • Central American river turtle is commonly known as Tortuga Rivereña Centroamericana[12].
  • Central American river turtle is commonly known as Dermatemyde De Mawe[13].
  • Central American river turtle is commonly known as Tortue De Tabasco[14].
  • Central American river turtle is commonly known as Central American River Turtle[15].
  • Central American river turtle's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES[16].
  • Central American river turtle's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+26'}[17].
  • Central American river turtle's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal[18].

Body

Classification

Central American river turtle's scientific name is Dermatemys mawii[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Dermatemys[6]. Recorded taxon common name include it[10], Tortuga Blanca[11], Tortuga Rivereña Centroamericana[12], Dermatemyde De Mawe[13], and Tortue De Tabasco[14].

Identifiers

Central American river turtle's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 39698[19]. Central American river turtle's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 55550[20]. Central American river turtle's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 815713[21]. Central American river turtle's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2442495[22]. Central American river turtle's ITIS TSN is recorded as 202127[23].

Why It Matters

Central American river turtle ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (101 views/month, #1,587 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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  1. 8d ago · Anti-Strange-Ipek-Action · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sealifebase id → 67480
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  2. 22d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Litter size → {'amount': '+26'}
    Parent taxon → Dermatemys
    Instance of → taxon
    Iucn conservation status → Critically Endangered
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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