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

Abstract

We report the finding of a juvenile specimen of <i>Phrynops williamsi</i> in central Uruguay (MNHN 9487). It measured 40 mm of carapace length and was collected in February 2013 by Tiago Delpino in a streamlet tributary of the Negro River. This new record suggests that <i>P. williamsi</i> is widely distributed over the Negro River basin, at the southern boundaries of the species geographic range.