A new species of freshwater turtle in the genus Elseya (Testudines: Chelidae) from Central Coastal Queensland, Australia

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 74-86

  Thomson, Scott ^a   Georges, Arthur ^a   Limpus, Colin J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Chelidae; Elseya sp. nov.; Pleurodira; Reptilia; Side neck turtle; Systematics; Taxonomy; Testudines; Turtle

Indexed keywords

CHELIDAE; ELSEYA; ELSEYA DENTATA; PLEURODIRA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 33744460730     PISSN: 10718443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2744/1071-8443(2006)5[74:ANSOFT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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