Elseya flaviventralis

Elseya flaviventralis, the yellow bellied snapping turtle, is a species of large river snapping turtles from the Arnhem Land region of the Northern Territory of Australia. It is a member of the nominate subgenus Elseya.

Elseya flaviventralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Pleurodira
Family: Chelidae
Genus: Elseya
Subgenus: Elseya
Species:
E. flaviventralis
Binomial name
Elseya flaviventralis
Thomson & Georges, 2016[1]

Etymology

This species is named for the yellow colored plastron unique among the Australian members of the genus. All other members having at least some degree of black coloration.

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References

  1. Thomson, S. & Georges, A. 2016. A new species of freshwater turtle of the genus Elseya (Testudinata: Pleurodira: Chelidae) from the Northern Territory of Australia. Zootaxa 4061(1):18-28. PDF
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