Kingdom Animalia Suborder Pleurodira Subfamily Chelinae Scientific name Phrynops hilarii Higher classification Phrynops Order Turtle | Subphylum Vertebrata Family Chelidae Genus Phrynops Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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Similar Phrynops, Turtle, Reptile, Phrynops geoffroanus, Chelidae | ||
Phrynops hilarii playing with pelomedusa subrufa
Phrynops hilarii, commonly known as Hilaire’s toadhead turtle or Hilaire’s side-necked turtle, is a species of turtle endemic to South America.
Contents
- Phrynops hilarii playing with pelomedusa subrufa
- Podocnemis unifilis and phrynops hilarii
- Etymology
- Geographic range
- References
Podocnemis unifilis and phrynops hilarii
Etymology
The specific name, hilarii, is in honor of French zoologist Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire.
Geographic range
P. hilarii is found in southern Brazil (Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul) southward and westward into Uruguay and Argentina; possibly also in Paraguay and Bolivia.
References
Phrynops hilarii Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA