Elseya dentata
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Chelidoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Chelidae
Subfamilia: Chelodininae
Genus: Elseya
Subgenus: Elseya
Species: Elseya dentata
Name
[edit]- Elseya (Elseya) denata (Gray, 1863) sec. Thomson at al. 2015
- Type locality: Beagle's Valley, Upper Victoria River, Northern Territory, Australia.
- Lectotype: BMNH 1947.3.6.2, Paralectotype: 1947.3.6.3 (Thomson et al. 2015)
Synonyms
[edit]- Chelymys dentata Gray 1863, syntypes, BMNH 1947.3.6.3 (probably the holotype), BMNH 1947.3.6.2,
- Chelymys elseyi Gray 1864, nomen nudum following Fritz and Havaš (2007).
- Elseya dentata Gray 1867. First use of combination.
- Chelymys elseya Gray 1870, nomen nudum following Wermuth and Mertens (1961).
- Elseya intermedia Gray 1872, holotype, BMNH 1947.3.4.14, from upper part of Victoria River, NT, Australia. Synonymy follows that of Cogger et al. (1983).
- Elseya (Elseya) dentata Thomson at al. 2015
References
[edit]- Georges, A. & Thomson, S. 2010. Diversity of Australasian freshwater turtles, with an annotated synonymy and keys to species. Zootaxa 2496: 1–37. Preview PDF Reference page.
- Gray, J.E. 1863. On the species of Chelymys from Australia, with the description of a new species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 3(12):98-99
- Gray, J.E. 1864. On the genera of Chelydidae and the characters furnished by the study of their skulls. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1864, 128–135.
- Gray, J.E. 1867. Description of a new Australian tortoise (Elseya latisternum). Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 20, 43–45.
- Gray, J.E. 1870. Supplement to the catalogue of shield reptiles in the collection of the British Museum. Part I. Testudinata (tortoises). British Museum, London.
- Gray, J.E. 1872. On the genus Chelymys and its allies from Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1872, 504–514.
- Thomson, S., Amepou, Y., Anamiato, J. & Georges, A. 2015. A new species and subgenus of Elseya (Testudines: Pleurodira: Chelidae) from New Guinea. Zootaxa 4006(1): 59–82. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4006.1.3. Preview (PDF) Reference page.
- ZooBank: 704E304D-9B55-495A-B301-113D269A3275
Vernacular names
[edit]English: Northern snapping turtle