Phrynops geoffroanus (Schweigger, 1812)

Fischer, Wagner, Faria de Godoi, Raquel & Conceição Paranhos Filho, Antonio, 2018, Roadkill records of reptiles and birds in Cerrado and Pantanal landscapes, Check List 14 (5), pp. 845-876 : 860

Phrynops geoffroanus (Schweigger, 1812)

Records. Table 2.

Bearded Toadhead Turtles are easily recognizable, despite doubts about subspecies occurrence within the geoffroanus complex ( Souza 2005). This freshwater chelid turtle has a typical pair of barbels with black ends ( Fig. 4). This species presents broad geographical distribution in South America, and lives in all main river basins and types of habitats, including polluted urban rivers ( Martins et al. 2010). Of the 3 road-killed individuals, only 2 were collectable (voucher number ZUFMS-REP02716).