ANIMALS – REPTILES – TURTLES – HILAIRE’S TOADHEAD TURTLE (PHRYNOPS HILARII)

Animals - Reptiles - Turtles

Hilaire’s toadhead turtle (Phrynops hilarii)

Scientific Classification:

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Class : Reptilia
Order : Testudines
Family : Chelidae
Genus : Phrynops
Species : P. Hilarii

Description:

The Hilaire’s toadhead turtle or Hilaire’s side-necked turtle (Phrynops hilarii), is a species of turtle endemic to South America.

The specific name, hilarii, is in honor of French zoologist Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire.

P. hilarii is found in southern Brazil (Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul) southward and westward into Uruguay and Argentina; possibly also in Paraguay and Bolivia.

Binomial Name:

Name : Phrynops hilarii
Taxonomist : André Marie Constant Duméril (Amiens - France) and Gabriel Bibron (Paris - France)
Year : 1835
Subspecies : None, or not data available
Synonyms : Many

Conservation Status by IUCN:

Status : Near-threatened species

A Near-threatened species is a species which has been categorized as "Near Threatened" (NT) by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as that may be considered threatened with extinction in the near future, although it does not currently qualify for the threatened status. The IUCN notes the importance of re-evaluating near-threatened taxa at appropriate intervals.

Philatelic Issues

2001 - Uruguay - Stamp 3 of 4, from Amphibians and Reptiles Series

Issue information:

Country: Uruguay
Date: February 15th, 2001
Printed: 15.000 Copies
Type: Stamp from Series of 4 Stamps
Value: UYP 11

Stamp: Rectangular
Size: 22 mm. x 35 mm.
Perforation: Circular
Gum: Water Activated