Phrynops geoffroanus

Phrynops geoffroanus
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Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Pleurodira
Family:	Chelidae
Subfamily:	Chelinae
Genus:	Phrynops
Species:	P. geoffroanus
Binomial name
	Phrynops geoffroanus; (Schweigger, 1812)
Synonyms
	<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/> Species Synonymy Emys geoffroana Schweigger, 1812; Emys depressa Merrem, 1820; Emys viridis Spix, 1824; Chelodina geoffroana; — Fitzinger, 1826; Phrynops geoffroanus; — Wagler, 1830; Chelys (Hydraspis) depressa; — Gray, 1831; Chelys (Hydraspis) viridis; — Gray, 1831; Emys geoffroyana Gray, 1831; (ex errore); Hydraspis depressa — Gray, 1831; Hydraspis viridis — Gray, 1831; Platemys geoffroana; — Wagler, 1833; Platemys geoffreana; A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1835; (ex errore); Platemys neuwiedii; A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1835; Platemys waglerii; A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1835; Hydraspis (Phrynops) geoffroana — Fitzinger, 1835; Phrynops geoffroana; — Fitzinger, 1835; Emys geoffroiana; Temminck & Schlegel, 1835; (ex errore); Hydraspis wagleri — Gray, 1844 (ex errore); Phrynops geoffroyana; — Gray, 1844; Hydraspis geoffroyana; — Gray, 1856; Platemys depressa; — Strauch, 1862; Platemys geoffreyana; Hensel, 1868 (ex errore); Platemys geoffroyana; — Hensel, 1868; Platemys wagleri; — Boulenger, 1889; Rhinemys geoffroana; — Baur, 1890; Hydraspis boulengeri Bohls, 1895; Phrynops wagleri; — Stejneger, 1909; Hydraspis lutzi Ihering, 1926; Phrynops geoffroana geoffroana — L. Müller, 1939; Phrynops geoffrayana; — E. Williams, 1950; Phrynops geoffroanus geoffroanus; — Wermuth & Mertens, 1961; Phrynops boulengeri; — Pritchard, 1979; Phrynops lutzi — Pritchard, 1979; Phrynops (Phrynops) geoffroannus Seddon, Georges, Baverstock & McCord, 1997; (ex errore); Phrynops geoffranus; Ippi & Flores, 2001 (ex errore);

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Phrynops geoffroanus, commonly known as Geoffroy’s toadhead turtle or Geoffroy’s side-necked turtle, is a species of large side-necked turtle endemic to South America.

Etymology

The specific name, geoffroanus, is in honor of French naturalist Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire.^[4]

Geographic range

P. geoffroanus is found in southwestern Venezuela, southeastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, and eastern Peru, southward and eastward through southwestern Brazil and northern Bolivia to Paraguay and northeastern Argentina, then northward through eastern Brazil. It also occurs in eastern Venezuela, and in adjacent Guyana.

References

↑ Schweigger, Augustus F. 1812. "Prodromus monographiae Cheloniorum". Königsberger Archiv für Naturwissenschaft und Mathematik 1: 271–368, 406–462.
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↑ 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 (5): 000.243–000.328.
↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Phrynops geoffroanus, p. 99).

External links

Phrynops geoffroanus, The Reptile Database.

[schw1812-1] Schweigger, Augustus F. 1812. "Prodromus monographiae Cheloniorum". Königsberger Archiv für Naturwissenschaft und Mathematik 1: 271–368, 406–462.

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[crm5-3] 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 (5): 000.243–000.328.

[4] Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Phrynops geoffroanus, p. 99).

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Phrynops geoffroanus
File:Phrynops geoffroanus - Zoo Frankfurt.jpg
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Pleurodira
Family:	Chelidae
Subfamily:	Chelinae
Genus:	Phrynops
Species:	P. geoffroanus
Binomial name
*Phrynops geoffroanus* (Schweigger, 1812)^[1]
Synonyms^[2]^[3]
<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/> Species Synonymy Emys geoffroana Schweigger, 1812 Emys depressa Merrem, 1820 Emys viridis Spix, 1824 Chelodina geoffroana — Fitzinger, 1826 Phrynops geoffroanus — Wagler, 1830 Chelys (Hydraspis) depressa — Gray, 1831 Chelys (Hydraspis) viridis — Gray, 1831 Emys geoffroyana Gray, 1831 (ex errore) Hydraspis depressa — Gray, 1831 Hydraspis viridis — Gray, 1831 Platemys geoffroana — Wagler, 1833 Platemys geoffreana A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1835 (ex errore) Platemys neuwiedii A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1835 Platemys waglerii A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1835 Hydraspis (Phrynops) geoffroana — Fitzinger, 1835 Phrynops geoffroana — Fitzinger, 1835 Emys geoffroiana Temminck & Schlegel, 1835 (ex errore) Hydraspis wagleri — Gray, 1844 (ex errore) Phrynops geoffroyana — Gray, 1844 Hydraspis geoffroyana — Gray, 1856 Platemys depressa — Strauch, 1862 Platemys geoffreyana Hensel, 1868 (ex errore) Platemys geoffroyana — Hensel, 1868 Platemys wagleri — Boulenger, 1889 Rhinemys geoffroana — Baur, 1890 Hydraspis boulengeri Bohls, 1895 Phrynops wagleri — Stejneger, 1909 Hydraspis lutzi Ihering, 1926 Phrynops geoffroana geoffroana — L. Müller, 1939 Phrynops geoffrayana — E. Williams, 1950 Phrynops geoffroanus geoffroanus — Wermuth & Mertens, 1961 Phrynops boulengeri — Pritchard, 1979 Phrynops lutzi — Pritchard, 1979 Phrynops (Phrynops) geoffroannus Seddon, Georges, Baverstock & McCord, 1997 (ex errore) Phrynops geoffranus Ippi & Flores, 2001 (ex errore)