Phrynops williamsi
| Phrynops williamsi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Family: | Chelidae |
| Subfamily: | Chelinae |
| Genus: | Phrynops |
| Species: | P. williamsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Phrynops williamsi Rhodin & Mittermeier, 1983[1][2][3] | |
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.
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]
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". 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.
External links
Data related to Phrynops williamsi at Wikispecies
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