Biology:Phrynops tuberosus

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Short description: Species of turtle

Phrynops tuberosus
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Pleurodira
Family: Chelidae
Genus: Phrynops
Species:
P. tuberosus
Binomial name
Phrynops tuberosus
(W. Peters, 1870)[1]
Synonyms[2][3]
Species synonymy
  • Platemys tuberosa
    W. Peters, 1870
  • Hydraspis tuberosa
    — Gray, 1870
  • Phrynops tuberosa
    — Stejneger, 1909
  • Phrynops geoffroana tuberosa
    — L. Müller, 1939
  • Phrynops geoffroanus tuberosus
    — Wermuth & Mertens, 1961
  • Phrynops (Phrynops) tuberosus
    — Freiberg, 1981
  • Phrynops geoffroanus tuberculosa [sic]
    Miyata, 1982
    (ex errore)

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

  1. 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.
  2. Fritz, Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology 57 (2): 341. ISSN 1864-5755. http://www.cnah.org/pdf_files/851.pdf. Retrieved 29 May 2012. 
  3. 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

Wikidata ☰ Q2254858 entry