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]
| Elseya caelatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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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Subspecies edit
- E. c. caelatus Joseph-Ouni & McCord, 2019
- E. c. ayamaru Joseph-Ouni & McCord, 2019
Distribution edit
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 edit
- ^ a b "Elseya caelatus JOSEPH-OUNI & MCCORD, 2019". Reptile Database. Peter Uetz and Jakob Hallermann. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
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