Nabire snapping turtle
| Nabire snapping turtle | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | Chelidae |
| Genus: | Elseya |
| Species: | E. nabire
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| Binomial name | |
| Elseya nabire Joseph-Ouni & McCord, 2022
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The Nabire snapping turtle (Elseya nabire) is a species of chelid turtle native to the Nabire Regency of the Central Papua Province in Indonesia. The holotype was collected from the Wanggar River in 2008 and the species was formally described to science in 2022. It exhibits unique morphological traits as well as a distinct colouration which distinguish it from other members of its genus. The closest relatives of the Nabire snapping turtle are the Western New Guinea stream turtle and the Northern New Guinea stream turtle.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ Elseya papua at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 9 April 2026.
- ^ "A new species of Elseya (Testudines:Chelidae) from Nabire, Indonesia (The Batagur Monographs)" (PDF). PondTurtle. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
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