Elseya lavarackorum
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Taxonavigation: Chelidoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Chelidae
Subfamilia: Chelodininae
Genus: Elseya
Subgenus: Pelocomastes
Species: Elseya lavarackorum
Name[edit]
- Elseya lavarackorum (White & Archer, 1994)
- Holotype: QM F24121
- Type Locality: Riversliegh, Queensland, Australia
Synonyms[edit]
- Emydura lavarackorum White & Archer 1994
- Elseya lavarackorum Thomson et al. 1997
- Elseya (Pelocomastes) lavarackorum Thomson et al. 2015
Type data[edit]
- Holotype: QM F24121
- Type locality: Riversleigh, Nicholson Drainage, QLD, Australia
References[edit]
cited sources[edit]
- Thomson, S.A., White, A. & Georges, A. 1997. Re-evaluation of Emydura lavarackorum: identification of a living fossil. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 42: 327–336. Online and PDF download. Reference page.
- 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
- 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.
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Vernacular names[edit]
English: Gulf Snapping Turtle