| Podocnemis Temporal range:
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| Podocnemis unifilis, yellow-spotted river turtle | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | Podocnemididae |
| Subfamily: | Podocnemidinae |
| Genus: | Podocnemis Wagler, 1830 |
| Species | |
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6 species, see text | |
Podocnemis is a genus of aquatic turtles, commonly known as South American river turtles, in the family Podocnemididae. The genus consists of six extant species occurring in tropical South America.[1] Four additional species are known only from fossils. These turtles have pig-like noses but are not closely related to the pig-nosed turtle.
- ^ Podocnemis. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.