Cotinga River Toadhead Turtle articles

Distribution

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Continent: South-America
Distribution: SW/E Venezuela, SE Colombia, E Ecuador, E Peru, SW/E Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul), N Bolivia, Paraguay, NE Argentina, Guyana ?
Type locality: Cotingaflusse am Roraimagebirge in Britisch-Guiana [Guyana]

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Phrynops tuberosus

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Phrynops tuberosus, commonly known as the Cotinga River toadhead turtle, is a large species endemic to South America.

Taxonomy

In the past, Phrynops tuberosus has been considered a subspecies of Phrynops geoffroanus, but it is currently afforded full species status.

References

Wikispecies has information related to Phrynops tuberosus.

^ Peters, Wilhem Carl Hartwig. 1870. "Über Platemys tuberosa, eine neue Art von Schildkröte aus British-Guiana ". Monatsber. königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1870 (Mai): 311-313.
^ Fritz, Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 341. ISSN 1864-5755. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
^ van Dijk, Peter Paul, John B. Iverson, H. Bradley Shaffer, Roger Bour, and Anders G.J. Rhodin. 2012. Turtles of the World, 2012 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status. Chelonian Research Monographs No. 5, pp. 000.243–000.328.

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Phrynops tuberosus: Brief Summary

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Phrynops tuberosus, commonly known as the Cotinga River toadhead turtle, is a large species endemic to South America.

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Cotinga River Toadhead Turtle

Phrynops tuberosus (Peters 1870)

Distribution

Phrynops tuberosus

Taxonomy

References

Phrynops tuberosus: Brief Summary