Elseya flaviventralis
Elseya flaviventralis, the yellow bellied snapping turtle, is a species of large river snapping turtles from the Arnhem Land region of the Northern Territory of Australia. It is a member of the nominate subgenus Elseya.
| Elseya flaviventralis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | Chelidae |
| Genus: | Elseya |
| Subgenus: | Elseya |
| Species: | E. flaviventralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Elseya flaviventralis | |
Etymology
This species is named for the yellow colored plastron unique among the Australian members of the genus. All other members having at least some degree of black coloration.
References
- Thomson, S. & Georges, A. 2016. A new species of freshwater turtle of the genus Elseya (Testudinata: Pleurodira: Chelidae) from the Northern Territory of Australia. Zootaxa 4061(1):18-28. PDF
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