EMYSystem Text Only Species Page: Phrynops geoffroanus


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order..........TESTUDINES (turtles, tortoises and terrapins)
family...........Chelidae (Austro-American Side-necked Turtles)
subfamily.......Austrochelidinae ()
genus...............Phrynops (Toad-headed Turtles)
species..............Phrynops geoffroanus (Geoffroy's Side-necked Turtle)
Original Description
Schweigger 1812 : 302
Holotype
MNHN 9417
Type Locality
"Brasilia"
Original name
Emys geoffroana
Common Name
Geoffroy's Side-necked Turtle
Distribution
Orinoco to Amazon and São Francisco to Parana river basins of Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Brazil, Paraguay, and possibly northern Argentina
Comments
Subgenus Phrynops. Includes Phrynops tuberosus (Peters, 1870:311) according to Wermuth and Mertens (1977), although this taxon may deserve species status (see Pritchard and Trebbau, 1984; who review Phrynops geoffroanus).
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