Savanna side-necked turtle

The savanna side-necked turtle^[2] (Podocnemis vogli), also commonly known as the Llanos side-necked turtle,^[3] is a species of turtle in the family Podocnemididae. The species is endemic to South America.

Etymology

The specific name, vogli, is in honor of Father Cornelius Vogl (1884–1959), who was a Benedictine missionary in Venezuela from 1925 to 1959.^[3]

Podocnemis vogli is found in the Orinoco river system in the Llanos in Venezuela and Colombia.^[2]

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Gotte SW (1992). "Podocnemis vogli ". Catalogue of American Amphibibians and Reptiles 537: 1–2.
Merchán M, Fidalgo AM, Pérez C (2003). "Biologie und Verbreitung von Podocnemis vogli in Venezuela ". Reptilia, Münster 8 (40): 47–49. (in German).
Müller L (1935). "Über eine neue Podocnemis-Art (Podocnemis vogli) aus Venezuela nebst ergänzender Bemerkungen über die systematischen Merkmale der ihr nächstverwandten Arten ". Zoologischer Anzeiger 110: 97–109. (Podocnemis vogli, new species, p. 104). (in German).

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