Emydura gunaleni
Species of New Guinea turtle
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Pleurodira |
Family: | Chelidae |
Genus: | Emydura |
Species: | E. gunaleni |
Binomial name | |
Emydura gunaleni Smales, McCord, Cann & Joseph-Ouni, 2019 |
Emydura gunaleni is a species of Australasian short-necked turtle that is endemic to New Guinea. The specific epithet gunaleni honours Danny Gunalen, who was instrumental in recognising the distinctive nature of the species and in procuring specimens.[1]
Distribution
The species occurs in Western New Guinea. The type locality is the Kais River in South Sorong Regency.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Emydura gunaleni SMALES, MCCORD, CANN & JOSEPH-OUNI, 2019". Reptile Database. Peter Uetz and Jakob Hallermann. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
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Side-necked turtle species
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Reptilia
- Subclass: Anapsida
- Order: Testudines
- Suborder: Pleurodira
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Chelinae |
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Chelodininae |
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Hydromedusinae |
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Pseudemydurinae |
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- Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on Turtles of the World 2021 Update: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status. Key: †=extinct.
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