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P. tuberosus
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Phrynops tuberosus
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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
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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
- ↑ 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.
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- ↑ 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).
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