Elseya lavarackorum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chelidoidea
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Familia: Chelidae
Subfamilia: Chelodininae
Genus: Elseya
Species: Elseya lavarackorum

Name

Elseya lavarackorum (White & Archer, 1994)

Synonyms

• Emydura lavarackorum White & Archer, 1994
  • Elseya lavarackorum (White & Archer, 1994) Thomson, White & Georges, 1997

Type data

• Holotype: QM F24121
  • Type locality: Riversleigh, Nicholson Drainage, QLD, Australia

References

cited sources

• Thomson, S.; White, A.; Georges, A. 1997: Re-evaluation of Emydura lavarackorum: identification of a living fossil. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 42: 327-336. ISSN: 0079-8835 PDF
• White, A.W.; Archer, M. 1994: Emydura lavarackorum, a new Pleistocene turtle (Pleurodira: Chelidae) from fluviatile deposits at Riversleigh, northwestern Queensland. Records of the South Australian Museum, 27: 159-167. ISSN: 0376-2750 PDF

links

• Wikipedia:Gulf Snapping Turtle

Vernacular names

English: Gulf Snapping Turtle