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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


Taxonomy of the family Chelidae
Bibliography of the genus Elseya
Biodiversity of the family Chelidae








Genus
Elseya

Sahul Snapping Turtles

Sahul-Schnappschildkröten

Sahul-snapskildpadder

1867 Elseya Gray (type species: Chelymys dentata Gray 1863)

Contents: 14 species, of which 13 (92.9%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks: McDowell (1983) regarded Elseya as a synonym of Emydura. Previously included the species now placed in Myuchelys.
Distribution: Australia, E. Malay Archipelago.
Reported from: Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia), Indonesia (Aru Islands, Misool, Waigeo, Western New Guinea), Papua New Guinea (Eastern New Guinea).

Elseya albagula

White-throated Snapping Turtle, Southern Snapping Turtle

Weisskehl-Schnappschildkröte

Hvidstrubet Snapskildpadde

2006 Elseya albagula Thomson, Georges & Limpus

Distribution: Australia (Queensland).


Elseya auramemoria

Guadalcanal Snapping Turtle

Guadalcanal-Schnappschildkröte

Guadalcanal-snapskildpadde

2022 Elseya auramemoria Joseph-Ouni, McCord & Dwyer

Distribution: Solomon Islands (Guadalcanal).





Elseya branderhorsti

White-bellied Snapping Turtle, Southern New Guinea Snapping Turtle, Green Sharp-snouted Turtle, (Branderhorst's Snapping Turtle)

Weissbauch-Schnappschildkröte

Hvidbuget Snapskildpadde

1914 Emydura branderhorsti Ouwens
Elseya branderhorsti Bour, Buskirk & Pritchard in David 1994

Distribution: Indonesia (Western New Guinea), Papua New Guinea (Eastern New Guinea).


Elseya dentata

Northern Australian Snapping Turtle

Nordaustralische Schnappschildkröte

Nordaustralsk Snapskildpadde

1863 Chelymys dentata Gray
Podocnemis ? dentata Strauch 1865
Elseya dentata Gray 1867
1872 Elseya intermedia Gray (Fritz & Havas 2006)

Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory, Western Australia).


Elseya eidolon

Malaita Snapping Turtle

Malaita-Schnappschildkröte

Malaita-snapskildpadde

2022 Elseya eidolon Joseph-Ouni, McCord & Dwyer

Distribution: Solomon Islands (Malaita).





Elseya flaviventralis

Yellow-bellied Snapping Turtle

Gelbbauch-Schnappschildkröte

Gulbuget Snapskildpadde

2016 Elseya flaviventralis Thomson & Georges
2002 Elseya jukesi Wells (syn. Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021)

Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory).


Elseya irwini

Yellow-headed Snapping Turtle, (Irwin's Snapping Turtle)

Gelbkopf-Schnappschildkröte

Gulhovedet Snapskildpadde

1997 Elseya irwini Cann
Elseya dentata irwini Artner 2008
1985 Elseya stirlingi Wells & Wellington (syn. Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021)

Distribution: Australia (Queensland).


Elseya kalumburu

Kalumburu Snapping Turtle

Kalumburu-Schnappschildkröte

Kalumburu-snapskildpadde

2022 Elseya kalumburu Joseph-Ouni, McCord & Cann

Distribution: Australia (Western Australia).





Elseya lavarackorum

Gulf Snapping Turtle, Riversleigh Snapping Turtle

Golf-Schnappschildkröte

Golf-snapskildpadde

1994 Emydura lavarackorum White & Archer
Elseya lavarackorum Thomson, White & Georges 1997
Elseya dentata lavarackorum Artner 2008
2020 Elseya oneiros Joseph-Ouni, McCord, Cann, Smales, Freeman, Sadlier, Couper, White & Amey (syn. Thomson, Friol, White, Wedd & Georges 2023)

Remarks: Originally described from Pleistocene fossils, then rediscovered as a living species (Thomson, White & Georges 1997).
Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland).


Elseya nabire

Nabire Snapping Turtle

Nabire-Schnappschildkröte

Nabire-snapskildpadde

2022 Elseya nabire Joseph-Ouni & McCord

Distribution: Indonesia (Western New Guinea).





Elseya novaeguineae

Doberai Snapping Turtle, Yellow-striped Turtle, New Guinea Spotted Turtle

Doberai-Schnappschildkröte

Doberai-snapskildpadde

1874 Platemys novae-guineae Meyer
Emydura novaeguineae Boulenger 1888
Elseya novaeguineae Goode 1967
Elseya latisternum novaeguineae Blackmore 1969
Elseya dentata novaeguineae Obst 1985
Myuchelys novaeguineae Thomson & Georges 2009
2019 Elseya caelatus Joseph-Ouni & McCord (syn. Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021)
2019 Elseya caelatus ayamaru Joseph-Ouni & McCord (syn. Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021)

Remarks: Now restricted to the Doberai Peninsula and some nearby islands, Indonesia. Previously included schultzei and the populations now assigned to rhodini (Thomson, Amepou, Anamiato & Georges 2015). Formerly regarded as a synonym of dentata (e.g., McDowell 1983).
Distribution: Indonesia (Misool, Salawati, Waigeo, Western New Guinea).


Elseya papua

Merauke Snapping Turtle

Merauke-Schnappschildkröte

Merauke-snapskildpadde

2022 Elseya papua Joseph-Ouni & McCord

Distribution: Indonesia (Western New Guinea).





Elseya rhodini

Southern Papuan Snapping Turtle, Southern New Guinea Stream Turtle

Südpapuanische Schnappschildkröte

Sydpapuansk Snapskildpadde

2015 Elseya rhodini Thomson, Amepou, Anamiato & Georges

Remarks: Previously regarded as the southern Papuan population of novaeguineae.
Distribution: Indonesia (Aru Islands, Western New Guinea), Papua New Guinea (Eastern New Guinea).


Elseya schultzei

Northern Papuan Snapping Turtle, Northern New Guinea Stream Turtle

Nordpapuanische Schnappschildkröte

Nordpapuansk Snapskildpadde

1911 Emydura schultzei Vogt
Elseya schultzei Rhodin & Genorupa 2000
Elseya novaeguineae schultzei Artner 2008
2019 Elseya orestiad Joseph-Ouni & McCord (syn. Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021)

Remarks: Previously regarded as a synonym of novaeguineae (e.g., Georges & Thomson 2010). Revalidated by Thomson, Amepou, Anamiato & Georges (2015).
Distribution: Indonesia (Western New Guinea), Papua New Guinea (Eastern New Guinea).