Hilaire's side-necked turtle
Amazing fact
Hilaire's side-necked turtle grows larger than any other turtle in the genus Phrynops.
鳥羽水族館
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Hilaire's side-necked turtle grows larger than any other turtle in the genus Phrynops.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Hilaire's side-necked turtle
- Scientific name
- Phrynops hilarii
- Japanese name
- ヒラリーカエルガメ
- Group
- Amphibians and reptiles
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Testudines
- Family
- Chelidae
- Genus
- Phrynops
A black line runs along each side of its head, from the tip of the snout to the back of the neck.
Basic data
- Range
- Southern Brazil, Uruguay, and northern Argentina
Where the Hilaire's side-necked turtle has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- ヒラリーカエルガメ
- 简体中文
- 希拉里蟾头龟
- 繁體中文
- 希氏蟾頭龜
- Español
- Tortuga de laguna
- Português (Brasil)
- Cágado-da-lagoa
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 鳥羽水族館 — ヒラリーカエルガメChecked: 2026-11-04
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
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