Educational resources on Magdalena River Turtle

Magdalena River Turtle or Podocnemis lewyana is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Endangered due to A1bd. IUCN Profile of the Magdalena River Turtle

Academic web links for the Magdalena River Turtle.

EMYSystem Species Page: Podocnemis lewyana (Magdalena River Turtle)
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emys.geo.orst.edu/collection/species/Podocnemislewyana/Podocnemislewyana.html

EMYSystem Text Only Species Page: Podocnemis lewyana (Magdalena River ...
Original Description Duméril 1852: 242 Syntypes (2 specimens) MNHN 8905; MNHN 8360; MNHN 8905 designated lectotype by Williams 1954a:281, who identified MNHN 8360 as P. vogli.
emys.geo.orst.edu/text_only/collection/species/Podocnemislewyana/Podocnemislewyana.html

ADW: Podocnemis lewyana: Classification
Podocnemis lewyana (Magdalena river turtle) ... What do these icons mean? The icons tell you what features are available for
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Podocnemis_lewyana.html

Turtle, Tuatara, Crocodile Checklist--15
See Honegger, R.E., R.A. Mittermeier, A.G.J. Rhodin 1985, In: Dollinger, CITES Ident. Manual 3: A-301.009.005.003:1-2. GEOGRAPHIC CODE: CO. COMMON NAME: Río Magdalena river turtle
www.flmnh.ufl.edu/natsci/herpetology/turtcroclist/chklst15.htm

NICOLE VALENZUELA (CV FROM LAST 5 YEARS)
..."Conservation implications of life history, and thermal effects on sex determination and hatchling fitness in the endangered Magdalena river turtle (Podocnemis lewyana)", CoPI with C
www.bcb.iastate.edu/faculty/Valenzuela_CV.pdf

EMYSystem Text Only Genus Page: Podocnemis (South American Side-necked ...
...species list P. erythrocephala (Red-headed River Turtle) P. expansa (South American River Turtle) P. lewyana (Magdalena River Turtle) P. sextuberculata (Six-tubercled River Turtle)
emys.geo.orst.edu/text_only/collection/genus/Podocnemis/Podocnemis.html

ADW: Podocnemis: Classification
What do these icons mean? The icons tell you what features are available for ... Podocnemis lewyana (Magdalena river turtle)
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Podocnemis.html

World Turtle Database
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Genus Podocnemis--6 species of South American side-necked turtles
Podocnemis lewyana —Magdalena river turtle. Podocnemis sextuberculata —Six-tubercled river turtle. Podocnemis unifilis —Yellow-spotted river turtle
users.edinboro.edu/plindeman/podocnemis.html

Biological Conservation Newsletter - No. 287
Ecology and status of the Magdalena river turtle, Podocnemis lewyana, a Colombian endemic. Chelonian Conserv. Biol. 7(1):37-44. Ganatsas, P., Tsakaldimi, M., and Thanos, C. 2008.
botany.si.edu/pubs/bcn/issue/287.htm