New Guinea Snapping Turtle

New Guinea Snapping Turtle

Taxobox
name = New Guinea Snapping Turtle


status = LR/lc | status_system = IUCN2.3
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Testudines
familia = Chelidae
genus = "Elseya"
species = "E. novaeguineae"
binomial = "Elseya novaeguineae"
binomial_authority = (Meyer, 1874)
synonyms =
The New Guinea Snapping Turtle ("Elseya novaeguineae") is a species of turtle in the Chelidae family.It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

ource

* Asian Turtle Trade Working Group 2000. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/46581/all Elseya novaeguineae] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 29 July 2007.

New Guinea Snapping Turtle

Distribution: The island of New Guinea (Papua and Irian Jaya).

Empire Stock: WC exported from Indonesia and most likely came from West Papua New Guinea.

Size: Up to 30 cm.

Habitat: Found in Rivers and swamps.

Diet: Carnivorous. I feed mine Mazuri Freshwater Turtle pellets, and fish.

Sexing: Males have longer thicker tails than females.

Breeding: Eggs of this species are brittle and should be handled carefully and incubated at a high humidity. Genotypic Sex Determination (GSD)

Notes: Hatchlings tend to be shy and grow quickly.

From what I understand there is work underway to reclassify the New Guinea Elseya and when it is finished there may be 5+ species, instead of the 3 presently described. I have grouped my animals as best I can given the current understanding of the distribution and taxonomy of this genus. Others have not and many of the CB offspring offered for sale are the result of blending two different Elseya.New Guinea Snapping Turtle

Distribution: The island of New Guinea (Papua and Irian Jaya).

Empire Stock: WC exported from Indonesia and most likely came from West Papua New Guinea.

Size: Up to 30 cm.

Habitat: Found in Rivers and swamps.

Diet: Carnivorous. I feed mine Mazuri Freshwater Turtle pellets, and fish.

Sexing: Males have longer thicker tails than females.

Breeding: Eggs of this species are brittle and should be handled carefully and incubated at a high humidity. Genotypic Sex Determination (GSD)

Notes: Hatchlings tend to be shy and grow quickly.

From what I understand there is work underway to reclassify the New Guinea Elseya and when it is finished there may be 5+ species, instead of the 3 presently described. I have grouped my animals as best I can given the current understanding of the distribution and taxonomy of this genus. Others have not and many of the CB offspring offered for sale are the result of blending two different Elseya.


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