Elseya oneiros Joseph-Ouni et al. 2020 (sideneck turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Chelidae

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Full reference: M. Joseph-Ouni, W. P. McCord, J. Cahn, I. Smales, A. Freeman, R. Sadlier, P. Cooper, A. White, and A. Amey. 2020. Re-examination of the Fossil Record of Elseya (Testudines: Chelidae) with description of a new extant species from the Gulf of Caprentaria Drainages, Queensland, Australia. The Batagur Monographs 3:1-77

Belongs to Elseya according to M. Joseph-Ouni et al. 2020

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

Type specimen: QM J47908, an other

Ecology: amphibious piscivore

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

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