Elseya irwini

Elseya irwini

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chelidoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Division: Pan-Testudines Division: Testudinata Ordo: Testudines Infraordo: Pan-Pleurodira Subordo: Pleurodira Superfamilia: Chelidoidea

Familia: Chelidae
Subfamilia: Chelodininae
Genus: Elseya
Subgenus: Pelocomastes
Species: Elseya irwini Subspecies: E. i. irwini – E. i. stirlingi

Name

• Elseya irwini (Cann, 1997) sec. Thomson et al. 2015
  • Type locality: Junction of the Bowen and Burdekin Rivers, near Ayr, Queensland, Australia
  • Holotype: QMJ59431

Synonymy

• Elseya irwini Cann 1997
  • Elseya (Pelocomastes) irwini (Cann 1997) sec. Thomson et al. 2015
  • Elseya (Pelocomastes) irwini irwini (Cann 1997) sec. Uoni et al. 2023
  • Elseya (Pelocomastes) irwini stirlingi Uoni et al. 2023

References

• Cann, J. 1997. Irwin's Turtle. Monitor 9(1):36-40.
• 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: 048231F9-BC70-4950-B2C9-65D249F50774

Vernacular names

čeština: Krátkokrčka Irwinova
Deutsch: Irwins Schildkröte
English: Irwin's turtle