Biology:Elseya caelatus
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Short description: Species of New Guinea turtle
| Elseya caelatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | Chelidae |
| Genus: | Elseya |
| Subgenus: | Hanwarachelys |
| Species: | E. caelatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Elseya caelatus Joseph-Ouni & McCord, 2019
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Elseya caelatus is a species of Australasian snapping turtle that is endemic to New Guinea. The specific epithet caelatus (“carved”) refers to the strongly sculpted texture of the carapace.[1]
Subspecies
- E. c. caelatus Joseph-Ouni & McCord, 2019
- E. c. ayamaru Joseph-Ouni & McCord, 2019
Distribution
The species occurs in Western New Guinea, including the Bird's Head Peninsula as well as the nearby islands of Salawati and Waigeo. The type locality for the nominate subspecies is Salawati; that for E. c. ayamaru is the Ayamaru Lakes.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Elseya caelatus JOSEPH-OUNI & MCCORD, 2019". Peter Uetz and Jakob Hallermann. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Elseya&species=caelatus.
Wikidata ☰ Q95574274 entry
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