Elseya caelatus

Elseya caelatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Pleurodira
Family: Chelidae
Genus: Elseya
Subgenus: Hanwarachelys
Species:
E. caelatus
Binomial name
Elseya caelatus
Joseph-Ouni & McCord, 2019

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. ^ a b "Elseya caelatus JOSEPH-OUNI & MCCORD, 2019". Reptile Database. Peter Uetz and Jakob Hallermann. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
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