Reptilia - Testudines - Chelidae
From TTWG 2017: lives in Argentina (Corrientes, Misiones), Bolivia (Beni), Brazil (Acre, Alagoas, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceara, 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 (Amazonas, Caqueta, Casanare, Guainia, Meta, Putumayo, Vaupes, Vichada), Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru (Cusco, Huanuco, Junin, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Pasco), Venezuela (Amazonas)
Belongs to Phrynops according to Schweigger 1812
See also van Dijk et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Phrynops hilarii, Phrynops paranaensis, Phrynops tuberosus, Phrynops williamsi, Phrynops zuliae
Ecology: amphibious piscivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Uruguay (1 collection)
• Huayquerian of Argentina (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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