Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update:
July 22nd, 2024.
 
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Genus
Phrynops
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Lesser Toad-headed Turtles
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Kleine Krötenkopfschildkröten
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Små Tudsehovedskildpadder
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1830 |  |
Phrynops Wagler (type species: Emys geoffroana Schweigger 1812) |
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1872 | |
Spatulemys Gray (type species: Spatulemys lasalae Gray 1872; syn. Fritz & Havas 2006) |
Contents:
4 species, none of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously included the species now placed in
Mesoclemmys and
Rhinemys (e.g., Iverson 1992). Generic allocation of the species considered here to belong to
Mesoclemmys, Phrynops, and
Rhinemys is still controversial (Fritz & Havas 2006).
Distribution:
South America.
Reported from:
Argentina,
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Acre,
Alagoas,
Amapa,
Amazonas,
Bahia,
Ceara,
Distrito Federal,
Espirito Santo,
Goias,
Maranhao,
Mato Grosso,
Mato Grosso do Sul,
Minas Gerais,
Para,
Paraiba,
Parana,
Pernambuco,
Piaui,
Rio de Janeiro,
Rio Grande do Norte,
Rio Grande do Sul,
Rondonia,
Roraima,
Santa Catarina,
Sao Paulo,
Tocantins),
Colombia,
Ecuador,
French Guiana,
Guyana,
Paraguay,
Peru,
Surinam,
Uruguay,
Venezuela.
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Phrynops geoffroanus
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Brazilian Toad-headed Turtle, (Geoffroy's Toad-headed Turtle, Geoffroy's Side-necked Turtle)
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Dunkle Krötenkopfschildkröte
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Brasiliansk Tudsehovedskildpadde
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Emys geoffroana Schweigger |
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Chelodina geoffroana Fitzinger 1826 |
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Phrynops geoffroana Wagler 1830 |
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Platemys geoffroana Wagler 1833 |
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Hydraspis geoffroana Fitzinger 1835 |
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Rhinemys geoffroana Baur 1890 |
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1820 | |
Emys depressa Wied-Neuwied in Merrem (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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Chelys depressa Gray in Griffith 1831 |
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Hydraspis depressa Gray 1831 |
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Platemys depressa Strauch 1862 |
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1824 | |
Emys viridis Spix (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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Chelys viridis Gray in Griffith 1831 |
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Hydraspis viridis Gray 1831 |
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1835 | |
Platemys neuwiedii Duméril & Bibron (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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1835 | |
Platemys waglerii Duméril & Bibron (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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Hydraspis wagleri Gray 1844 |
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Phrynops wagleri Stejneger 1909 |
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1895 | |
Hydraspis boulengeri Bohls (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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1926 | |
Hydraspis lutzi Ihering in Leuderwaldt (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
Remarks:
Not mentioned for Guyana by Kuijpers (2024).
Introduced to:
Anguilla
(Anguilla Island).
Distribution:
Argentina,
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Acre,
Alagoas,
Amapa,
Amazonas,
Bahia,
Ceara,
Distrito Federal,
Espirito Santo,
Goias,
Maranhao,
Mato Grosso,
Mato Grosso do Sul,
Minas Gerais,
Para,
Paraiba,
Parana,
Pernambuco,
Piaui,
Rio de Janeiro,
Rio Grande do Norte,
Rio Grande do Sul,
Rondonia,
Santa Catarina,
Sao Paulo,
Sergipe,
Tocantins),
Colombia,
Ecuador,
Guyana,
Paraguay,
Peru,
Venezuela.
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Phrynops geoffroanus
© Rune Midtgaard
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Phrynops hilarii
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Spotted-bellied Toad-headed Turtle, Spotted-bellied Side-necked Turtle, (Hilaire's Side-necked Turtle)
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Bauchflecken-Krötenkopfschildkröte, (Hilaires Krötenkopfschildkröte)
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Pletskjoldet Tudsehovedskildpadde
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Platemys hilarii Dumeril & Bibron |
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Hydraspis hilairii [lapsus] Gray 1844 |
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Hydraspis geoffroyanus hilarii Siebenrock 1905 |
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Phrynops hilarii Stejneger 1909 |
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Phrynops geoffroana hilarii Müller 1939 |
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1872 | |
Spatulemys lasalae Gray (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
Distribution:
Argentina,
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Rio Grande do Sul,
Santa Catarina),
Paraguay,
Uruguay.
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Phrynops hilarii
© Rune Midtgaard
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Phrynops tuberosus
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Spotted Toad-headed Turtle, Northern Toad-headed Turtle, Guianan Toad-headed Turtle, Cotinga River Toad-headed Turtle, (Peters' Side-necked Turtle)
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Stachelige Krötenkopfschildkröte
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Plettet Tudsehovedskildpadde
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Platemys tuberosa Peters |
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Hydraspis tuberosa Gray 1870 |
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Phrynops tuberosa Stejneger 1909 |
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Phrynops geoffroana tuberosa Müller 1939 |
Remarks:
Now restricted to Brazil (Roraima), Guyana, and Venezuela (Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2017).
Previous records from other countries and states apparently refer to other species.
Not mentioned for Guyana by Kuijpers (2024).
Records from Ceara are erroneous (Costa & Bérnils 2018).
Distribution:
Brazil
(Roraima),
Guyana,
Venezuela.
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Phrynops williamsi
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Rio Cadea Toad-headed Turtle, (Williams' Toad-headed Turtle, Williams' Side-necked Turtle)
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Williams' Krötenkopfschildkröte
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Rio Cadea-tudsehovedskildpadde
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Phrynops williamsi Rhodin & Mittermeier |
Distribution:
Argentina,
Brazil
(Parana,
Rio Grande do Sul,
Santa Catarina),
Paraguay,
Uruguay.
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