| During fieldwork in the Lago de Faro, the lower reaches of the Rio Nhamundá, on the border of the Brazilian states of Pará and Amazonas, several species of pelomedusid turtles were observed. Podocnemis erythrocephala and P. unifilis occur in the area and breed there; P. expansa seems to be absent or at least very rare, though it does occur nearby in the Rio Trombetas. A single specimen of Peltocephalus dumeriliana was collected opposite the Ilha dos Maicós in a small igarapé emptying in the Rio Trombetas. It is concluded that the distribution area of Podocnemis erythrocephala is more extensive than recently thought. Durante trabalho de campo no Lago de Faro, próximo à foz do Rio Nhamundá, no limite dos estados brasileiros do Pará e Amazonas, diversas... |
