New Guinea Snapping Turtle

Elseya novaeguineae, commonly known as the western New Guinea stream turtle or New Guinea snapping turtle, is a freshwater turtle in the family Chelidae native to New Guinea and introduced to Palau.

Lineage: Turtles and Tortoises (TESTUDINES) > Side-necked Turtles (PLEURODIRA) > Austro-American Side-necked Turtles Superfamily (CHELOIDEA) > Austro-American Side-necked Turtles (CHELIDAE) > Australasian Short-necked Turtles Subfamily (EMYDURINAE) > Australian Snapping Turtles (Elseya) > New Guinea Snapping Turtles Subgenus (Elseya (Hanwarachelys)) > New Guinea Snapping Turtle (Elseya (Hanwarachelys) novaeguineae). This path helps place the taxon within its family, genus, or species-level context.