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Charles Darwin Foundation Galapagos Species Checklist


Podocnemis unifilis

Troschel, 1848

Domain Eukaryota
Kingdom Animalia
Division Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Testudines
Family Pelomedusidae
Genus Podocnemis

Podocnemis unifilis  Troschel, 1848

 

English Common Name: River Tortoise

Spanish Common Name: Charapa pequeña

Name Status: Accepted name; taxon occurs in Galapagos.

Origin



IUCN Status

Considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

Vulnerable - Considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

The IUCN Red List assessments presented here may deviate from the global IUCN listings for the following reasons:

  • for well-known species groups, such as vascular plants or vertebrates, updates proposed to the IUCN are shown, rather than the outdated, but currently-used status;
  • for poorly-known species groups, such as lichenized fungi, a general assessment is not currently possible, therefore the list presented here is the regional IUCN Red List for the Galapagos Archipelago.

Distribution

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Regions: San Cristóbal.

Please be aware that this distribution map is automatically generated from database records (CDF and external specimens, literature records, and observations) and may not accurately reflect the currently-known distribution for all species.

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