Arrau turtle

Summary

Arrau turtle is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (742 views/month, #1,519 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Arrau turtle's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Arrau turtle is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Arrau turtle's IUCN conservation status is recorded as conservation dependent^[5].
• Arrau turtle is classified within Podocnemis^[6].
• Arrau turtle's scientific name is Podocnemis expansa^[7].
• Arrau turtle's Commons category is recorded as Podocnemis expansa^[8].
• Arrau turtle is commonly known as Giant South American turtle^[9].
• Arrau turtle is commonly known as Podocnémide élargie^[10].
• Arrau turtle is commonly known as Arrau^[11].
• Arrau turtle is commonly known as Giant South American Turtle^[12].
• Arrau turtle is commonly known as South American River Turtle^[13].
• Arrau turtle is commonly known as Tartaruga^[14].
• Arrau turtle's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology^[15].
• Arrau turtle's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES^[16].
• Arrau turtle's taxon range is recorded as Brazil^[17].
• Arrau turtle's taxon range is recorded as São Geraldo do Araguaia^[18].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Arrau turtle is Podocnemis expansa^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Podocnemis^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include Giant South American turtle^[9], Podocnémide élargie^[10], Arrau^[11], South American River Turtle^[13], and Tartaruga^[14].

Identifiers

Arrau turtle's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 40147^[19]. Arrau turtle's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 44507^[20]. Arrau turtle's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 6868408^[21]. Arrau turtle's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2442795^[22]. Arrau turtle's ITIS TSN is recorded as 202120^[23].

Why It Matters

Arrau turtle ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (742 views/month, #1,519 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]