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)
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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