A new noteworthy record of Phrynops williamsi Rhodin & Mittermeier (Testudines, Chelidae) in Uruguay

A new noteworthy record of Phrynops williamsi Rhodin & Mittermeier (Testudines, Chelidae) in Uruguay

The Neotropical turtle Phrynops williamsi (Testudines, Chelidae) is a scarcely studied species distributed in southern Brazil, north-eastern Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. We report herein the finding of a juvenile specimen, it measured 40 mm of carapace length and was collected in February 2013 b...

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Main Authors: Claudio Borteiro, Francisco Kolenc, Carlos Prigioni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asociación Herpetológica Argentina 2015-05-01
Series:Cuadernos de Herpetología
Subjects:
Turtle
Geographic distribution
Phyrnops
Online Access:http://ppct.caicyt.gov.ar/index.php/cuadherpetol/article/view/2813/3840
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spelling doaj-90a16698f99e43ddb906301a29c9f14f2020-11-24T23:23:55ZengAsociación Herpetológica ArgentinaCuadernos de Herpetología0326-551X1852-57682015-05-012919596A new noteworthy record of Phrynops williamsi Rhodin & Mittermeier (Testudines, Chelidae) in UruguayClaudio Borteiro0Francisco Kolenc1Carlos Prigioni2Sección Herpetología, Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, 25 de Mayo 582, Montevideo, Uruguay.Sección Herpetología, Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, 25 de Mayo 582, Montevideo, Uruguay.Sección Herpetología, Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, 25 de Mayo 582, Montevideo, Uruguay.The Neotropical turtle Phrynops williamsi (Testudines, Chelidae) is a scarcely studied species distributed in southern Brazil, north-eastern Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. We report herein the finding of a juvenile specimen, it measured 40 mm of carapace length and was collected in February 2013 by Tiago Delpino at San Gregorio de Polanco (32°36'S, 55°50'W), Tacuarembó Department, in a streamlet tributary of the Negro River (MNHN 9487. This new record suggests that P. williamsi is widely distributed over the Negro River basin, at the southern boundaries of the species geographic range.http://ppct.caicyt.gov.ar/index.php/cuadherpetol/article/view/2813/3840TurtleGeographic distributionPhyrnops
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Francisco Kolenc
Carlos Prigioni
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Francisco Kolenc
Carlos Prigioni
A new noteworthy record of Phrynops williamsi Rhodin & Mittermeier (Testudines, Chelidae) in Uruguay
Cuadernos de Herpetología
Turtle
Geographic distribution
Phyrnops
author_facet Claudio Borteiro
Francisco Kolenc
Carlos Prigioni
author_sort Claudio Borteiro
title A new noteworthy record of Phrynops williamsi Rhodin & Mittermeier (Testudines, Chelidae) in Uruguay
title_short A new noteworthy record of Phrynops williamsi Rhodin & Mittermeier (Testudines, Chelidae) in Uruguay
title_full A new noteworthy record of Phrynops williamsi Rhodin & Mittermeier (Testudines, Chelidae) in Uruguay
title_fullStr A new noteworthy record of Phrynops williamsi Rhodin & Mittermeier (Testudines, Chelidae) in Uruguay
title_full_unstemmed A new noteworthy record of Phrynops williamsi Rhodin & Mittermeier (Testudines, Chelidae) in Uruguay
title_sort new noteworthy record of phrynops williamsi rhodin & mittermeier (testudines, chelidae) in uruguay
publisher Asociación Herpetológica Argentina
series Cuadernos de Herpetología
issn 0326-551X
1852-5768
publishDate 2015-05-01
description The Neotropical turtle Phrynops williamsi (Testudines, Chelidae) is a scarcely studied species distributed in southern Brazil, north-eastern Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. We report herein the finding of a juvenile specimen, it measured 40 mm of carapace length and was collected in February 2013 by Tiago Delpino at San Gregorio de Polanco (32°36'S, 55°50'W), Tacuarembó Department, in a streamlet tributary of the Negro River (MNHN 9487. This new record suggests that P. williamsi is widely distributed over the Negro River basin, at the southern boundaries of the species geographic range.
topic Turtle
Geographic distribution
Phyrnops
url http://ppct.caicyt.gov.ar/index.php/cuadherpetol/article/view/2813/3840
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