Northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle

Species of turtle

For the species with a similar name, see southern New Guinea giant softshell turtle.

Northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle

Conservation status

Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1]

CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]

Scientific classification
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).[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b 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.

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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Trionychidae family

* Kingdom: Animalia
* Phylum: Chordata
* Class: Reptilia
* Subclass: Anapsida
* Order: Testudines
* Superfamily: Trionychia

Genera|

Species of the Trionychidae family

Amyda|

* Asiatic softshell turtle
* †Amyda gregaria
* Amyda ornata

Apalone|

* Florida softshell turtle
* Smooth softshell turtle
* Spiny softshell turtle

†Axestemys|

* †Axestemys byssina
* †Axestemys cerevisia
* †Axestemys montinsana
* †Axestemys quinni
* †Axestemys splendida
* †Axestemys vittata

Chitra|

* Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle
* Burmese narrow-headed softshell turtle
* Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle

Cyclanorbis|

* Nubian flapshell turtle
* Senegal flapshell turtle

Cycloderma|

* Aubry's flapshell turtle
* Zambezi flapshell turtle

Dogania|

* Malayan softshell turtle

†Gilmoremys|

* †Gilmoremys gettyspherensis
* †Gilmoremys lancensis

†Hutchemys|

* †Hutchemys arctochelys
* †Hutchemys rememdium
* †Hutchemys tetanetron
* †Hutchemys sterea
* †Hutchemys acupictus

†Khunnuchelys|

* †Khunnuchelys erinhotensis
* †Khunnuchelys kizylkumensis
* †Khunnuchelys lophorhothon

Lissemys|

* Burmese flapshell turtle
* Indian flapshell turtle
* Sri Lankan flapshell turtle

Nilssonia|

* Black softshell turtle
* Burmese peacock softshell
* Indian softshell turtle
* Indian peacock softshell turtle
* Leith's softshell turtle

†Palaeoamyda|

* †Palaeoamyda messeliana

Palea|

* Wattle-necked softshell turtle

Pelochelys|

* Asian giant softshell turtle
* New Guinea giant softshell turtle
* Northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle

Pelodiscus|

* Chinese softshell turtle
* Hunan softshell turtle
* Lesser Chinese softshell turtle
* Northern Chinese softshell turtle
* Spotted softshell turtle

Rafetus|

* Euphrates softshell turtle
* Yangtze giant softshell turtle

Trionyx|

* African softshell turtle
* †Trionyx ikoviensis
* †Trionyx kansaiensis

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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Testudines

* Kingdom: Animalia
* Phylum: Chordata
* Class: Reptilia
* Clade: Diapsida
* Order: Testudines

Suborder|

| Superfamily|

| Family|

Genus

Cryptodira|

| Chelonioidea
(Sea turtles)|

| Cheloniidae|

* †Allopleuron
* Caretta
* †Carolinochelys
* Chelonia
* †Eochelone
* Eretmochelys
* †Gigantatypus
* †Glarichelys
* †Itilochelys
* Lepidochelys
* †Mexichelys
* †Miocaretta
* Natator
* †Pacifichelys
* †Syllomus
* †Tasbacka

|

Dermochelyidae|

* †Arabemys
* †Corsochelys
* †Cosmochelys
* Dermochelys
* †Eosphargis
* †Mesodermochelys
* †Psephophorus

* †Euclastes
* †Peritresius
* †Procolpochelys
* †Protosphargis
* †Puppigerus

Kinosternoidea|

| Dermatemydidae|

* Dermatemys

|

Kinosternidae|

* Claudius
* †Hoplochelys
* Kinosternon
* Staurotypus
* Sternotherus

Testudinoidea|

| Emydidae|

* †Acherontemys
* Chrysemys
* Clemmys
* Deirochelys
* Emys
* Actinemys
* Emydoidea
* Glyptemys
* Graptemys
* Malaclemys
* Pseudemys
* Terrapene
* Trachemys
* †Wilburemys

|

Geoemydidae|

* Batagur
* †Banhxeochelys
* Cuora
* Cyclemys
* Geoclemys
* Geoemyda
* Hardella
* Heosemys
* Leucocephalon
* Malayemys
* Mauremys
* Melanochelys
* Morenia
* Notochelys
* Orlitia
* Pangshura
* Rhinoclemmys
* Sacalia
* Siebenrockiella
* Vijayachelys

Platysternidae|

* Platysternon

Testudinidae|

* Aldabrachelys
* Astrochelys
* Centrochelys
* Chelonoidis
* Chersina
* Cylindraspis
* †Cymatholcus
* †Floridemys
* Geochelone
* Gopherus
* †Hadrianus
* †Hesperotestudo
* Homopus
* Indotestudo
* Kinixys
* Malacochersus
* Manouria
* †Megalochelys
* †Oligopherus
* Psammobates
* Pyxis
* †Solitudo
* Stigmochelys
* †Stylemys
* Testudo

Trionychia|

| Carettochelyidae|

* †Allaeochelys
* †Anosteira
* Carettochelys

|

Trionychidae|

* Amyda
* Apalone
* †Axestemys
* Chitra
* Cyclanorbis
* Cycloderma
* †Drazinderetes
* Dogania
* †Gilmoremys
* †Hutchemys
* †Khunnuchelys
* Lissemys
* Nilssonia
* Palea
* †Palaeoamyda
* Pelochelys
* Pelodiscus
* Rafetus
* Trionyx

* †Basilochelys
* †Sinaspideretes

| Chelydridae|

* Chelydra
* †Chelydrops
* †Chelydropsis
* †Emarginachelys
* †Macrocephalochelys
* Macrochelys
* †Planiplastron
* †Protochelydra

|

†Nanhsiungchelyidae|

* †Anomalochelys
* †Basilemys
* †Jiangxichelys

†Protostegidae|

* †Alienochelys
* †Archelon
* †Atlantochelys
* †Bouliachelys
* †Calcarichelys
* †Cratochelone
* †Desmatochelys
* †Iserosaurus
* †Notochelone
* †Ocepechelon
* †Pneumatoarthrus
* †Protostega
* †Rhinochelys
* †Santanachelys
* †Terlinguachelys

* †Adocus
* †Argillochelys
* †Bashuchelys
* †Ctenochelys
* †Prionochelys
* †Toxochelys

Pleurodira|

|  |

| †Araripemydidae|

* †Araripemys

|

†Bothremydidae|

* †Araiochelys
* †Arenila
* †Azabbaremys
* †Bothremys
* †Cearachelys
* †Chedighaii
* †Chupacabrachelys
* †Eotaphrosphys
* †Foxemys
* †Galianemys
* †Ilatardia
* †Inaechelys
* †Itapecuruemys
* †Jainemys
* †Kinkonychelys
* †Kurmademys
* †Labrostochelys
* †Nigeremys
* †Phosphatochelys
* †Polysternon
* †Puentemys
* †Rosasia
* †Rhothonemys
* †Sankuchemys
* †Taphrosphys
* †Ummulisani
* †Zolhafah

Chelidae|

* Acanthochelys
* Chelodina
* Chelus
* Elseya
* Elusor
* Emydura
* Hydromedusa
* †Lomalatachelys
* Mesoclemmys
* Myuchelys
* Phrynops
* Platemys
* †Prochelidella
* Pseudemydura
* Rheodytes
* Rhinemys
* †Yaminuechelys

Pelomedusidae|

* Pelomedusa
* Pelusios

Podocnemididae|

* †Albertwoodemys
* †Bauruemys
* †Brontochelys
* †Caninemys
* †Carbonemys
* †Cerrejonemys
* †Cordichelys
* Erymnochelys
* †Lapparentemys
* †Latentemys
* Peltocephalus
* Podocnemis
* †Stupendemys

†Sahonachelyidae|

* †Sahonachelys
* †Sokatra

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* †Caribemys
* †Caririemys
* †Tacuarembemys

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* Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on Turtles of the World 2017 Update: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status. † = extinct.

* See also List of Testudines families

Taxon identifiers

Pelochelys signifera|

* Wikidata: Q3016390
* Wikispecies: Pelochelys signifera
* ADW: Pelochelys_signifera
* CoL: 76CNJ
* GBIF: 2442657
* iNaturalist: 39573
* IRMNG: 10867083
* ITIS: 949480
* IUCN: 170526
* Observation.org: 102050
* Open Tree of Life: 3606174
* RD: signifera
* Species+: 4285

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