Phrynops williamsi
Phrynops williamsi, commonly known as William's toadhead turtle or William's South American side-necked turtle, is a species of turtle endemic to South America.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | Chelidae |
| Genus: | Phrynops |
| Species: | P. williamsi |
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Etymology
The specific name, williamsi, is in honor of American herpetologist Ernest E. Williams.[4]
Geographic range
P. williamsi is found in southeast Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina.[5]
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References
- Rhodin, Anders G.J., and Mittermeier, Russell A. (1983). "Description of Phrynops williamsi, a new species of chelid turtle of the South American P. geoffroanus complex". pp. 58-73. In: Rhodin, A.G.J., and Miyata, K. (Editors) (1983). Advances in Herpetology and Evolutionary Biology. Essays in Honor of Ernest E. Williams. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology.
- Fritz, Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 341–342. ISSN 1864-5755. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- van Dijk, Peter Paul, John B. Iverson, H. Bradley Shaffer, Roger Bour, and Anders G.J. Rhodin (2012). "Turtles of the World, 2012 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status". Chelonian Research Monographs No. 5, pp. 000.243–000.328.
- Beolens, Bo, Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Phrynops williamsi, p. 286).
- Phrynops williamsi. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
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