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Lifespan, longevity, and ageing

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Maximum longevity: 37.5 years (captivity)
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Distribution

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Continent: South-America
Distribution: SW/E Venezuela, SE Colombia, E Ecuador, E Peru, SW/E Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul), N Bolivia, Paraguay, NE Argentina (Corrientes), Guyana ?
Type locality: œBrasilia.
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Phrynops geoffroanus

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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.

Etymology

The specific name, geoffroanus, is in honor of French naturalist Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire.[4]

Geographic range

P. geoffroanus is found in southwestern Venezuela, southeastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, and eastern Peru, southward and eastward through southwestern Brazil and northern Bolivia to Paraguay and northeastern Argentina, then northward through eastern Brazil. It also occurs in eastern Venezuela, and in adjacent Guyana.

References

  1. ^ Schweigger, Augustus F. (1812). "Prodromus monographiae Cheloniorum ". Königsberger Archiv für Naturwissenschaft und Mathematik 1: 271–368, 406–462. (Emys geoffroana, new species, pp. 302-303). (in Latin).
  2. ^ Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 340–341. ISSN 1864-5755. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  3. ^ van Dijk, Peter Paul; Iverson, John B; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Bour, Roger; Rhodin, Anders G.J. (2012). "Turtles of the World, 2012 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status". Chelonian Research Monographs (5): 000.243–000.328.
  4. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Phrynops geoffroanus, p. 99).

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Phrynops geoffroanus: Brief Summary

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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.

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