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Basic information
Phrynops geoffroanus
Geoffroy's Side-necked Turtle
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderTerrapins
FamilyAustro-American Side-necked Turtles
GenusBearded Toadheads
- Czech name
- Vousivka pestrá
- English name
- Geoffroy's Side-necked Turtle
- Alternative names
- Cágado, Cágado-de-Barbela, Cágado-de-Barbelas-Pintado, Cágado-de-Barbicha, Cágado-de-Barbixa, Cágado-de-Esgoto, Cágado-de-Ferradura-Comum, Cágado-do-Rio, Cangapara, Cotinga River Toadhead Turtle, Geoffroy’s Side-necked Turtle, Geoffroy’s Toadhead Turtle, Lalá, Side-necked turtle of Geoffroy, Tartaruga-do-Pescoço-de-Cobra
- Synonyms
- Emys depressa, Emys geoffreana, Emys geoffroana, Emys geoffroyana, Emys viridis, Hydraspis boulengeri, Platemys geoffreana, Platemys neuwiedii, Platemys waglerii
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Wetland
- Microhabitat
- Aquatic
Size and appearance
- Body mass
- max 4,386 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 37.5 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- ~13 individuals
- Clutches per year
- ~2 × per year
- Sex determination
- Temperature-dependent sex determination
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 4GWNR · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4