Phrynops (Batrachemys) nasuta

Common Toad-head Turtle

Distribution: French Guiana and Suriname.

Empire Stock: WC exported from Suriname.

Size: Up to 32 cm.

Habitat: Found in a variety of slow moving bodies of water.

Diet: I feed mine Mazuri Freshwater Turtle pellets, fish, and snails.

Sexing: Males have longer thicker tails and a slightly concave plastron.

Breeding:

Genotypic Sex Determination (GSD)

Notes: They rarely leave the water and I have not observed them basking.

Care Sheets:

Even the side view should give you an idea why they are called Toad Heads.

Yearling.

Female on left and male on right.

Female on left and male on right.

Suggested Reading

McCord, W., M. Joseph-Ouni, W. W. Lamar. 2001. A Taxonomic Reevaluation of Phrynops (Testudines: Chelidae) with the description of two new genera and a new species of Batrachemys. Rev. Biol. Trop. 49(2): 715-764.