Phrynops tuberosus

Phrynops tuberosus, commonly known as the Cotinga River toadhead turtle, is a large species of side-necked turtle in the family Chelidae. The species is endemic to South America.

Phrynops tuberosus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Pleurodira
Family:	Chelidae
Genus:	Phrynops
Species:	P. tuberosus
Binomial name
Phrynops tuberosus (W. Peters, 1870)[1]
Synonyms[2][3][4]
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 (ex errore) Phrynops tuberosus — TTWG, 2021

Taxonomy

In the past, Phrynops tuberosus has been considered a subspecies of Phrynops geoffroanus, but since 2021 it is afforded full species status.^[4]