Chelodina novaeguineae

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Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Reptilia
Subclassis: Anapsida
Ordo: Testudines
Subordo: Pleurodira
Superfamilia: Chelidoidea
Familia: Chelidae
Subfamilia: Chelodininae
Genus: Chelodina
Species: Chelodina novaeguineae

[edit] Name

Chelodina novaeguineae Boulenger GA. 1888

Type locality: Katow = Mawatta, Binituri River, Papua New Guinea.

Holotypes: MSNG C.E. 8407 and [Natural History Museum|BMNH] 1946.1.22.36

[edit] Distribution

Now restricted to the South-west of Irian Jaya, Indonesia.

[edit] Reference

• Boulenger, G.A., (1888). On the chelydoid chelonians of New Guinea. Annals Museo Civico di Storia Naturale de Genova. (2)6:449-452

[edit] Vernacular Names