Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Pleurodira Scientific name Phrynops Rank Genus | Phylum Chordata Order Testudines Family Chelidae Higher classification Chelidae | |
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Lower classifications Phrynops hilarii, Phrynops geoffroanus | ||
Phrynops hilarii playing with pelomedusa subrufa
Sometimes called the bearded toadheads but better known by their scientific name of Phrynops this genus of turtles has often been a bit of a dumping ground for the short-necked South American turtles of the family Chelidae.
Contents
- Phrynops hilarii playing with pelomedusa subrufa
- Podocnemis unifilis and phrynops hilarii
- Species
- References
The genus is widely distributed in South America found in the Orinoco to Amazon and São Francisco to Paraná and adjacent river basins of Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and northeastern Argentina (Iverson, 1992).
Podocnemis unifilis and phrynops hilarii
Species
Listed alphabetically by specific name.
References
Phrynops Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA