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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | Chelidae |
| Genus: | Phrynops |
| Species: | P. tuberosus |
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| Phrynops tuberosus | |
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Phrynops tuberosus, commonly known as the Cotinga River toadhead turtle, is a large species of side-necked turtle in the family Chelidae. The species is endemic to South America.
Taxonomy[edit]
In the past, Phrynops tuberosus has been considered a subspecies of Phrynops geoffroanus, but since 2021 it is afforded full species status.[4]
References[edit]
Wikispecies has information related to Phrynops tuberosus.
- ^ Peters, Wilhem Carl Hartwig (1870). "Über Platemys tuberosa, eine neue Art von Schildkröte aus British-Guiana ". Monatsberichte der Königliche Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1870 (Mai): 311-313. (Platemys tuberosa, new species, pp. 311–313 + Plates 1–2). (in German).
- ^ Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 341. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895. ISSN 1864-5755.
- ^ van Dijk, Peter Paul; Iverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Bour, Roger; Rhodin, Anders G.J. (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.
- ^ a b Species Phrynops tuberosus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading[edit]
- Boulenger, George Albert (1889). Catalogue of the Chelonians, Rhynchocephalians, and Crocodiles in the British Museum (Natural History). New Edition. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). x + 311 pp. + Plates I-VI. (Hydraspis tuberosa, p. 233).