EMYSystem Text Only Species Page: Phrynops hilarii
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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 hilarii (Hilaire's Side-necked Turtle)
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- Original Description
- Duméril and Bibron 1835 : 248
- Holotype
- MNHN 8757
- Type Locality
- "Brésil"
- Original name
- Platemys hilarii
- Common Name
- Hilaire's Side-necked Turtle
- Distribution
- Rio Paraná and adjacent basins in southern Brazil, Uruguay, northern Argentina, and (apparently) Paraguay; may also occur in Bolivia
- Comments
- Subgenus Phrynops.
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