Taxonomic Reevaluation of Phrynops (Testudines: Chelidae) with the description of two new genera and a new species of Batrachemys

Taxonomic Reevaluation of Phrynops (Testudines: Chelidae) with the description of two new genera and a new species of Batrachemys

Relationships among turtle species loosely categorized within the South American genus Phrynops are explored. Three once recognized genera (Batrachemys, Mesoclemmys and Phrynops) that were demoted to subgenera, and then synonymized with Phrynops, are demonstrated to warrant full recognition based on...

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Main Authors: William P. McCord, Mehdi Joseph-Ouni, William W. Lamar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 2001-06-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
Subjects:
Pleurodira
Turtles
chelid
genera
South America
toadhead
lquitos
systematics
Online Access:http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442001000200035

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