Branderhorst's Snapping Turtle
Elseya branderhorsti
- Vulnerable
- Card rarity: Rare
- Reptiles
Elseya branderhorsti, also known commonly as Branderhorst's turtle and Branderhorst's snapping turtle, is a species of freshwater turtle in the family Chelidae. The species is endemic to southern New Guinea, in West Papua Indonesia and Western Province of Papua New Guinea. Until recently it has been a confusing species due to its lost holotype and its sympatry with another, undescribed, species. E. branderhorsti is currently listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN RedList in part due to its vulnerability to the Asian turtle trade.
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Testudines
- Family
- Chelidae
- Genus
- Elseya