Phrynops tuberosus
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Conservation status
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 Least Concern (IUCN 2.3) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | Chelidae |
| Genus: | Phrynops |
| Species: | P. tuberosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Phrynops tuberosus (W. Peters, 1870)[1]
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| Synonyms[2][3] | |
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Species synonymy
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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[]
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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 2010-12-17. 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.
Further reading[]
- 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).
External links[]
- Phrynops tuberosus, The Reptile Database.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Phrynops
- Turtles of South America
- Fauna of the Amazon
- Reptiles of Bolivia
- Reptiles of Brazil
- Reptiles of Colombia
- Reptiles of Ecuador
- Reptiles of Guyana
- Reptiles of Peru
- Reptiles of Venezuela
- Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters
- Reptiles described in 1870