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Elseya novaeguineae (New Guinea snapping turtle)

Synonyms: Elseya novaeguinae (homotypic); Platemys novae-guineae

Wikipedia Abstract

The Western New Guinea Stream turtle, also called the New Guinea Snapping Turtle, (Elseya novaeguineae) is a species of freshwater turtle in the Chelidae family. It is found in the Vogelkopf region west of Cenderawasih Bay and on the island of Waigeo of West Papua Indonesia.
View Wikipedia Record: Elseya novaeguineae

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  9.469 lbs (4.295 kg)
Female Weight [1]  9.469 lbs (4.295 kg)
Gestation [1]  78 days
Litter Size [1]  6
Maximum Longevity [1]  27 years

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0