Northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle

Species of turtle

Northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Family: Trionychidae
Genus: Pelochelys
Species:
P. signifera
Binomial name
Pelochelys signifera
Webb, 2003
Synonyms[3]
  • Pelochelys signifera Webb, 2003

The northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle (Pelochelys signifera) is a species of turtle found in the lowlands of northern New Guinea.[4] South of the Central Range it is replaced by the closely related southern New Guinea giant softshell turtle (P. bibroni).[4] It is threatened by overhunting and harvesting of eggs as well as significant habitat loss of aquatic vegetation due to introduced fish species such as the red-bellied pacu (Piaractus brachypomus).[5]

References

  1. ^ Rhodin, A.G.J.; Richards, S.; Georges, A.; Amepou, Y.; Hamidy, A. (2018). "Pelochelys signifera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T170526A1316202. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T170526A1316202.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 318. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895. ISSN 1864-5755.
  4. ^ a b Webb, R.G. (2002). Observations on the Giant Softshell Turtle, Pelochelys cantorii, with description of a new species. Hamadryad 27 (1): 99-107.
  5. ^ Rhodin, A.G.J.; Richards, S.; Georges, A; Amepou, Y. & Hamdiy, A. (2020). "Pelochelys signifera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T170526A1316202. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T170526A1316202.en.|date= / |doi= mismatch

Bibliography

  • Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley (2010-12-14). "Turtles of the World 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Conservation Status" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
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Genera
Species of the Trionychidae family
AmydaApaloneAxestemys
  • Axestemys byssina
  • Axestemys cerevisia
  • Axestemys montinsana
  • Axestemys quinni
  • Axestemys splendida
  • Axestemys vittata
ChitraCyclanorbisCyclodermaDoganiaGilmoremys
Hutchemys
  • Hutchemys arctochelys
  • Hutchemys rememdium
  • Hutchemys tetanetron
  • Hutchemys sterea
  • Hutchemys acupictus
Khunnuchelys
  • Khunnuchelys erinhotensis
  • Khunnuchelys kizylkumensis
  • Khunnuchelys lophorhothon
LissemysNilssoniaPalaeoamyda
  • Palaeoamyda messeliana
PaleaPelochelys
PelodiscusRafetusTrionyx
Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on turtles of the world 2017 update: Annotated checklist and atlas of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status. †=extinct.
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Suborder
Superfamily
Family
Cryptodira
Chelonioidea
(Sea turtles)
Cheloniidae
Dermochelyidae
 
Kinosternoidea
Dermatemydidae
Kinosternidae
Testudinoidea
Emydidae
Geoemydidae
 Platysternidae
Testudinidae
Trionychia
Carettochelyidae
Trionychidae
 
 
Chelydridae
Nanhsiungchelyidae
Protostegidae
 
Pleurodira
 
Araripemydidae
Bothremydidae
Chelidae
Pelomedusidae
Podocnemididae
Sahonachelyidae
 
 
 
  • Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on Turtles of the World 2017 Update: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status. † = extinct.
Taxon identifiers
Pelochelys signifera


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