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Phrynops geoffroanus

Description

Phrynops geoffroanus, commonly known as Geoffroy's side-necked turtle or Geoffroy's toadhead turtle, is a species of large side-necked turtle in the family Chelidae. The species is endemic to South America.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)2442094https://www.gbif.org/species/2442094
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)364026https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=364026
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Chelidae : Phrynops : Phrynops geoffroanus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Chelidae : Phrynops : Phrynops geoffroanus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SauropsidaHuxley 1864
classReptiliaLaurenti 1768
-Testudinata
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderPleurodiraCope 1865
-PanchelidaeJoyce et al. 2004
-ChelidaeGray 1825
genusPhrynopsWagler 1830
speciesPhrynops geoffroanusSchweigger 1812
Generic NamePhrynops
Common Nameside-necked turtle of Geoffroy
Scientific NamePhrynops geoffroanus (Schweigger, 1812)
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Phrynops geoffroanusspeciesbelongs to Phrynopsstated with evidenceSchweigger, 1812
Phrynops geoffroanusspeciesbelongs to Phrynopsstated without evidencevan Dijk et al., 2014
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
Extant Size (PBDB)1 (100%)
First Recorded Appearance9.00 - 6.80 Ma
Miocene
Environmentfreshwater (based on Chelidae)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietpiscivore (based on Chelidae)
Reproductionoviparous (based on Chelidae)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)D. Perea, M. Ubilla, and G. Pineiro. 1996. First Fossil Record (Late Miocene) of Phrynops(P. geoffroanus Complex: Chelidae) from Uruguay: Biostratigraphical and Paleoenvironmental Context. Copeia 1996(2):445-451
Common Name(s) Geoffroy's Toadhead Turtle, Geoffroy's Side-necked Turtle, Geoffroy’s Side-necked Turtle, Geoffroy’s Toadhead Turtle, Side-necked Turtle Of Geoffroy
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrynops_geoffroanus

Fossil Distribution

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Platemys neuwiedii Duméril & Bibron, 1835GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Chelidae : Phrynops : Platemys neuwiedii
Emys geoffroyana Gray, 1831GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Chelidae : Phrynops : Emys geoffroyana
Platemys geoffroyana Boulenger, 1886GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Chelidae : Phrynops : Platemys geoffroyana
Emys viridis Spix, 1824GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Chelidae : Phrynops : Emys viridis
Phrynops geoffroana geoffroana Müller, 1939GBIFsubspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Chelidae : Phrynops : Phrynops geoffroana geoffroana
Emys geoffroana Schweigger, 1812GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Chelidae : Phrynops : Emys geoffroana
Hydraspis boulengeri Bohls, 1895GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Chelidae : Phrynops : Hydraspis boulengeri
Hydraspis geoffroyana Boulenger, 1889GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Chelidae : Phrynops : Hydraspis geoffroyana
Emys geoffreana Schweigger, 1812GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Chelidae : Phrynops : Emys geoffreana
Hydraspis lutzi Ihering In Luederwaldt, 1926GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Chelidae : Phrynops : Hydraspis lutzi
Platemys waglerii Duméril & Bibron, 1835GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Chelidae : Phrynops : Platemys waglerii
Phrynops geoffroana Mertens Et Al., 1934GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Chelidae : Phrynops : Phrynops geoffroana
Platemys geoffreana Duméril & Bibron, 1835GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Chelidae : Phrynops : Platemys geoffreana
Hydraspis wagleri Boulenger, 1889GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Chelidae : Phrynops : Hydraspis wagleri
Emys depressa Merrem, 1820GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Chelidae : Phrynops : Emys depressa

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1812Phrynops geoffroanus Schweigger
2014Phrynops geoffroanus van Dijk et al.

References

Perea D., Ubilla M., et al (1996) First Fossil Record (Late Miocene) of Phrynops(P. geoffroanus Complex: Chelidae) from Uruguay: Biostratigraphical and Paleoenvironmental Context, Copeia 1996 2, 445-451
van Dijk P. P., Iverson J. B., et al (2014) Turtles of the World, 7th edition: annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution with maps, and conservation status, Chelonian Research Monographs 5, 329-479
Turtle Taxonomy Working Group [van Dijk, P. P., J. Iverson, A. Rhodin, H. Shaffer, and R. Bour], 2014: Turtles of the World, 7th Edition: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution with maps, and Conservation Status. Chelonian Research Monographs, no. 5, v. 7. 329-479. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Baldo, D.; Martinez, P.; Boeris, J.M. & Giraudo, A.R. (2007) Reptilia, Chelonii, Chelidae, Phrynops geoffroanus Schweigger, 1812 and Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei (Bour, 1973): Distribution extension, new country record, and new province records in Argentina.: Check List 3 (4): 348-352 - via Catalogue of Life
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Cajade, Rodrigo; Marangoni, Federico; Piñeiro, José Miguel; Álvarez, Blanca Beatríz (2014) Confirmación de la presencia de Phrynops geoffroanus (Schweigger, 1812) (Testudines, Chelidae) en la provincia de Misiones, Argentina: Cuad. Herpetol. 28: - via Catalogue of Life
McCord, W. P., Joseph-Ouni, M.i & W. W. Lamar (2001) A taxonomic reevaluation of Phrynops (Testudines: Chelidae) with the description of two new genera and a new species of Batrachemys.: Revista de Biologia Tropical 49 (2): 715-764 - via Catalogue of Life
Novelli, Iara Alves, Bernadete Maria De Sousa, Sueli de Souza Lima and Fabiano Matos Vieira. (2013) Phrynops geoffroanus (Geoffroy's side-necked turtle) endoparasite.: Herpetological Review 44 (2): 308 - via Catalogue of Life
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Barros Molina, Flavio de (1996) Mating behavior of captive Geoffroy's side-necked turtles, Phrynops geoffroanus (Testudines: Chelidae).: Herpetological Natural History 4 (2): 155-160 - via Catalogue of Life
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Bonin, F., Devaux, B. & Dupré, A. (2006) Turtles of the World. English translation by P.C.H. Pritchard.: Johns Hopkins University Press, 416 pp. - via Catalogue of Life
Boulenger, G.A. (1889) Catalogue of the Chelonians, Rhynchocephalians, and Crocodiles in the British Museum (Natural History).: British Museum, London, 311 pp. - via Catalogue of Life
Duméril, A.M.C., and G. Bibron. (1835) Erpétologie Générale ou Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles, Vol. 2.: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris, iv + 680 p. - via Catalogue of Life
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Souza, Franco L. (2004) Uma revisão sobre padrões de atividade, reprodução e alimentação de cágados brasileiros (Testudines, Chelidae) [A review on activity patterns, reproduction, and feeding habits in Brazilian chelid turtles (Testudines, Chelidae)].: Phyllomedusa 3 (1): 15-28 - via Catalogue of Life
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Mertens, R. (1967) Bemerkenswerte Süßwasserschildkröten aus Brasilien.: Senckenbergiana Biologica 48 (1): 71-82 - via Catalogue of Life
RIBAS, E. R. ; MONTEIRO FILHO, Emygdio Leite de Araujo (2002) Distribution and Habitat of the Freshwater Turtles (Testudines, Chelidae) from State of Paraná – Brasil.: Biociências (Porto Alegre) 10 (2): 15-32 - via Catalogue of Life
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Santos, D.L.; S.P. Andrade; E.P. Victor-Jr.; W. Vaz-Silva (2014) Amphibians and reptiles from southeastern Goiás, Central Brazil.: Check List 10 (1): 131-148 - via Catalogue of Life
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Bour, R. (2008) Types of three species of sideneck turtle belonging to the genus Phrynops Wagler, 1830: Emys geoffroana Schweigger, 1812, Platemys hilarii Duméril & Bibron, 1835, and Platemys waglerii Duméril & Bibron, 1835.: Emys 15 (2):35-41 - via Catalogue of Life
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Gorzula, Stefan & Senaris, J. Celsa (1999) In: Contribution to the herpetofauna of the Venezuelan Guayana. I: a data base.: Scientia Guaianae, Caracas, No. 8 [1998], 269+ pp.; ISBN 980-6020-48-0 - via Catalogue of Life
Schneider, Larissa; Camila R. Ferrara, Richard C. Vogt, and Alessandro Valdez Guilhon (2011) Nesting Ecology and Nest Predation of Phrynops geoffroanus (Testudines, Chelidae) in the Guaporé River of the Brazilian and Bolivian Amazon.: Chelonian Conservation and Biology Dec 2011, Vol. 10, No. 2: 206-212. - via Catalogue of Life
Souza, Franco Leandro; Josué Raizer, Higor Thiago Moreira da Costa, and Fernando Ibanez Martins (2008) Dispersal of Phrynops geoffroanus (Chelidae) in an Urban River in Central Brazil.: Chelonian Conservation and Biology 7(2): 257 - via Catalogue of Life
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