Rare Brazilian Sideneck Turtle

Abstract

In 1976 one of the authors saw a pet turtle which he recognised to be Phrynops hogei. This was remarkable because hitherto the type specimen, first described in 1967, was the only one known to scientists. However, since 1976 three other live animals have been seen, and also eight museum specimens. From the new information the authors conclude that the range of the species is small, and also that the type locality was wrongly given. They think the turtle may well be endangered, and suggest a captive breeding programme for its conservation.

Cytogenetic analysis of the pleurodine turtle Phrynops hogei and its taxonomic implications

“…Phrynops hogei, however, is a very rare and elusive animal (Mittermeier et al, 1980;Rhodin et al, 1982), and previous efforts at obtaining animals for study have been unsuccessful. Recently, a live specimen of P. hogei was obtained for cytogenetic analysis.…”

Nesting Ecology and Nest Predation of Phrynops geoffroanus (Testudines, Chelidae) in the Guaporé River of the Brazilian and Bolivian Amazon

“…-Reptilia; Testudines; Chelidae; Amazon turtles; Phrynops geoffroanus; nesting, predation; Tupinambis teguxin Phrynops geoffroanus is one of the many South American species of the family Chelidae lacking basic life history and ecology studies; in addition it is one of the most complex and taxonomically diverse groups in the family (Mittermeier et al 1980;Rhodin and Mittermeier 1983). Since there are many taxonomic problems it is important to study this species in natural populations.…”