EMYSystem Text Only Species Page: Phrynops hogei


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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 hogei (Hoge's Side-necked Turtle)
Original Description
Mertens 1967a : 74
Holotype
SMF 62530
Type Locality
"Rio Pequena, südwestlich von São Paulo, Brasilien"
Original name
Phrynops hogei
Common Name
Hoge's Side-necked Turtle
Distribution
Coastal basins (at least the Rio Itapemirim to Rio Paraiba) in southeastern Brazil in the states of Espiritu Santo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro; apparently does not occur at the type locality according to Rhodin et. al. (1982).
Comments
Subgenus Phrynops. Reviewed by Rhodin et al. (1982), Groombridge (1982), and Reed et al. (1991).
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