EMYSystem Text Only Species Page: Phrynops williamsi
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order..........TESTUDINES (turtles, tortoises and terrapins)
family...........Chelidae (Austro-American Side-necked Turtles)
subfamily.......Austrochelidinae ()
genus...............Phrynops (Toad-headed Turtles)
species..............Phrynops williamsi (Williams' Side-necked Turtle)
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- Original Description
- Rhodin and Mittermeier 1983 : 59
- Holotype
- MCZ 64135
- Type Locality
- "Rio Cadéa, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil"
- Original name
- Phrynops williamsi
- Common Name
- Williams' Side-necked Turtle
- Distribution
- Extreme southern Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina
- Comments
- Subgenus Phrynops. Reviewed by Rhodin and Mittermeier (1983) and Rhodin et. al. (1988).
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