Guardian Nature School Team Contact Blog Project Noah Facebook Project Noah Twitter

A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife

Join Project Noah!
nature school apple icon

Project Noah Nature School visit nature school

William's toadhead turtle

Phrynops williamsi

Description:

•They can stay submerged for long periods of time. •They are highly aquatic turtles. •They eat aquatic invertebrates, fish, algae, seeds, molluscs and plants.

Habitat:

Lakes, atlantic forest, marshes, rivers -I saw this turtle in Cataratas del Iguazú (Argentina)

Species ID Suggestions



Sign in to suggest organism ID

No Comments

BrunoMoller
Spotted by
BrunoMoller

Mnes., Argentina

Spotted on Oct 17, 2015
Submitted on Mar 27, 2016

Spotted for Mission

Related Spottings

Cágado-da-lagoa (Hilaire's side-necked turtle) Hilaire’s Toadhead Turtle William’s Toadhead Turtle Geoffroy's Side-necked Turtle

Nearby Spottings

White-winged swallow Broad snouted caiman Pygas eighty-eight Amazon lava lizard
Noah Guardians
Noah Sponsors
join Project Noah Team

Join the Project Noah Team