Archiv/Abstracts 2008

Schildkröten im Fokus, Bergheim 5 (1) 2008: 22-31

Thomas & Sabine Vinke, Filadelfia, Paraguay

Die Pantanal-Plattschildkröte, Acanthochelys macrocephala, erobert den Dornbuschtrockenwald

The Big-headed Pantanal Swamp Turtle, Acanthochelys macrocephala, enters the dry thorny scrub forest

Abstract

The natural habitat of Acanthochelys macrocephala is the Pantanal, whose main part is situated in Brazil and reaches into north Paraguay and Bolivia. In this article we describe how and why this strictly aquatic turtle species expands its range into the arid thorny bushes dry forest, the natural habitat of Acanthochelys pallidipectoris. We provide a map that shows all published observations of both species adding our own unpublished findings as well as reliable data from local habitants in Paraguay and construct a map which clearly shows the expanding movement of the range of A. macrocephala to the South West.

Key words

Testudines: Chelidae, Acanthochelys macrocephala, A. pallidipectoris, ecology, habitat, range, range expanding, Paraguay

Author

Thomas & Sabine Vinke
E-Mail: S-T-Vinke@gmx.de

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