Kingdom Animalia Suborder Pleurodira Subfamily Chelodininae Scientific name Elseya dentata Rank Species | Class Reptilia Family Chelidae Genus Elseya Phylum Chordata Order Turtle | |
Similar Elseya, Turtle, Gulf snapping turtle, Elseya albagula, Irwin's turtle | ||
Northern snapping turtle elseya dentata in the finniss river catchment nt
The northern snapping turtle (Elseya dentata) — Gray, 1863 is a large aquatic turtle found throughout many rivers in northern Western Australia and the Northern Territory. It is one of three species in the nominate subgenus Elseya.
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- Northern snapping turtle elseya dentata in the finniss river catchment nt
- Etymology
- Taxonomy
- References
Etymology
This species is named for the serrated margin of the shell, mostly only visible in younger animals.
Taxonomy
During their revision of the New Guinea Elseya a lectotype was set for this species. Further it was placed in a subgenus and as the type species of the genus it is therefore in the nominate subgenus.
References
Northern snapping turtle Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA