Elseya caelatus
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| Elseya caelatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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
[edit | edit source]- E. c. caelatus Joseph-Ouni & McCord, 2019
- E. c. ayamaru Joseph-Ouni & McCord, 2019
Distribution
[edit | edit source]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
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