Elseya novaeguineae Meyer 1874 (New Guinea snapping turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Chelidae

Alternative combination: Elseya novaeguinae

Belongs to Elseya according to P. P. van Dijk et al. 2014

See also Frank and Ramus 1996

Sister taxa: Elseya albagula, Elseya branderhorsti, Elseya dentata, Elseya irwini, Elseya lavarackorum, Elseya macrurus, Elseya nadibajagu, Elseya oneiros, Elseya schultzei, Elseya uberrima

Ecology: amphibious piscivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Elseya novaeguineae in the database

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