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title: "Hilaire’s Side-necked Turtle"
description: "Phrynops hilarii — Répteis. Phrynops hilarii, also commonly known as Hilaire’s side-necked turtle and Hilaire's toadhead turtle, is a species of freshwater turtle in the family Chelidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/hilaire-s-side-necked-turtle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Hilaire’s Side-necked Turtle

> Phrynops hilarii — Répteis. Phrynops hilarii, also commonly known as Hilaire’s side-necked turtle and Hilaire's toadhead turtle, is a species of freshwater turtle in the family Chelidae.

- Scientific name: *Phrynops hilarii*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 3971
- Wikidata: [Q1080458](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1080458)
- iNaturalist taxon: [39626](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/39626)

## Names

- en: Hilaire’s Side-necked Turtle
- de: Helle Krötenkopfschildkröte
- es: Tortuga de laguna

## Countries with the most observations

AR (3370), BR (284), UY (60), PY (6)

## Summary

Phrynops hilarii, also commonly known as Hilaire’s side-necked turtle and Hilaire's toadhead turtle, is a species of freshwater turtle in the family Chelidae. The species is endemic to South America.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrynops_hilarii

## Photo

![Hilaire’s Side-necked Turtle](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/hilaire-s-side-necked-turtle/medium.jpg)

Photo: Federico Muñoz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/79890701

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/hilaire-s-side-necked-turtle?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).