Biology:Northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle

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Northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Family: Trionychidae
Genus: Pelochelys
Species:
P. signifera
Binomial name
Pelochelys signifera
Webb, 2003
Synonyms[3]
  • Pelochelys signifera Webb, 2003

The northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle (Pelochelys signifera) is a species of turtle found in the lowlands of northern New Guinea.[4] South of the Central Range it is replaced by the closely related southern New Guinea giant softshell turtle (P. bibroni).[4] It is threatened by overhunting and harvesting of eggs as well as significant habitat loss of aquatic vegetation due to introduced fish species such as the red-bellied pacu (Piaractus brachypomus).[5]

References

  1. Rhodin, A.G.J.; Richards, S.; Georges, A.; Amepou, Y.; Hamidy, A. (2018). "Pelochelys signifera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T170526A1316202. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T170526A1316202.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/170526/1316202. Retrieved 12 November 2021. 
  2. "Appendices | CITES". https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php. 
  3. Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology 57 (2): 318. ISSN 1864-5755. Archived from the original on 2011-05-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20110501060224/http://www.cnah.org/pdf_files/851.pdf. Retrieved 29 May 2012. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Webb, R.G. (2002). Observations on the Giant Softshell Turtle, Pelochelys cantorii, with description of a new species. Hamadryad 27 (1): 99-107.
  5. Rhodin, A.G.J.; Richards, S.; Georges, A; Amepou, Y.; Hamdiy, A. (2020). "Pelochelys signifera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T170526A1316202. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T170526A1316202.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/170526/1316202. 

Bibliography

Wikidata ☰ Q3016390 entry