Yellow-spotted river turtle

species of reptile
Taxon taxon Q863041
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Yellow-spotted river turtle

Summary

Yellow-spotted river turtle is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (359 views/month, #1,565 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Yellow-spotted river turtle's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Yellow-spotted river turtle is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Yellow-spotted river turtle's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[5].
  • Yellow-spotted river turtle belongs to the parent taxon Podocnemis[6].
  • Yellow-spotted river turtle's scientific name is Podocnemis unifilis[7].
  • Yellow-spotted river turtle's Commons category is recorded as Podocnemis unifilis[8].
  • Yellow-spotted river turtle's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Podocnemis unifilis[9].
  • Yellow-spotted river turtle's Commons gallery is recorded as Podocnemis unifilis[10].
  • Yellow-spotted river turtle's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. unifilis'}[11].
  • Yellow-spotted river turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Yellow-headed sideneck turtle'}[12].
  • Yellow-spotted river turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Terecay'}[13].
  • Yellow-spotted river turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Podocnémide de Cayenne'}[14].
  • Yellow-spotted river turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Yellow-headed Sideneck'}[15].
  • Yellow-spotted river turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Yellow-spotted River Turtle'}[16].
  • Yellow-spotted river turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Yellow-spotted Sideneck Turtle'}[17].
  • Yellow-spotted river turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'rumenopikčasta amazonska želva'}[18].
  • Yellow-spotted river turtle's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+70'}[19].
  • Yellow-spotted river turtle's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[20].
  • Yellow-spotted river turtle's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES[21].
  • Yellow-spotted river turtle's taxon range is recorded as Brazil[22].
  • Yellow-spotted river turtle's taxon range is recorded as Marajó[23].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Yellow-spotted river turtle is Podocnemis unifilis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Podocnemis[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Yellow-headed sideneck turtle'}[12], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Terecay'}[13], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Podocnémide de Cayenne'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Yellow-headed Sideneck'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Yellow-spotted River Turtle'}[16], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Yellow-spotted Sideneck Turtle'}[17].

Identifiers

Yellow-spotted river turtle's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 40146[24]. Yellow-spotted river turtle's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 227871[25]. Yellow-spotted river turtle's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 790997[26]. Yellow-spotted river turtle's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2442782[27]. Yellow-spotted river turtle's ITIS TSN is recorded as 202121[28].

Why It Matters

Yellow-spotted river turtle ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (359 views/month, #1,565 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [25] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [28] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [26] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [27] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] . Turtles and Tortoises Demographic Traits Database for CITES Listed Species ver. 01. wikidata.org.
  23. [20] . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] . Species+. wikidata.org.
  25. [22] . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] . antigo.museu-goeldi.br. Retrieved . antigo.museu-goeldi.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Parent taxon Podocnemis
    Iucn conservation status Vulnerable
    Taxon rank species
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