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齒緣癩頸龜屬

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齒緣癩頸龜屬

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Also known as Australian Snapping Turtles

Elseya is a genus of large side-necked turtles, commonly known as Australian snapping turtles, in the family Chelidae. Species in the genus Elseya are found in river systems in northern and northeastern Australia and throughout the river systems of New Guinea. They are identified by the presence of alveolar ridges on the triturating surfaces of the mouth and the presence of a complex bridge strut.

Species

Eastern Saw-shelled Turtle

PHYLUM

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. OrderTestudines
  4. FamilyChelidae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations2,702
Observations recorded2,534,061,025

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
250
Family
Chelidae
Collections
YPM, ANWC
Recorded in
Indonesia, Papua New Guinea

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Chelodininae
Image
Elseya dentata 3.jpg
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taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Elseya
taxon name
Elseya
Commons category
Elseya
taxonomic type
Elseya dentata
taxon author citation
Gray, 1867
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Article · 中文

齒緣癩頸龜屬(Elseya)是蛇頸龜科下的一個屬,該屬的龜發現於澳大利亞北部及東北部以及新幾內亞的河流中。 它們的嘴部構造特殊並有齒槽。 其模式種為齒緣癩頸龜。

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