Elseya eidolon JOSEPH-OUNI & MCCORD & DWYER, 2022
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Elseya eidolon
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| Higher Taxa | Chelidae, Chelodininae, Pleurodira, Testudines (turtles) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Malaita snapping turtle |
| Synonym | Elseya (Solomonemys) eidolon JOSEPH-OUNI & MCCORD & DWYER 2022 Elseya eidolon — TTWG 2025 |
| Distribution | Solomon Islands Type locality: wetland southeast of Malu, northern Malaita Island, Malaita District, Solomon Islands. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: YPM HERR.022305, an adult female specimen (Plate 2, 3) with a straight carapace length of 212.82 mm, collected March, 1995 by native Solomon Islanders (Figure 1). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A member of the genus Elseya, displaying all characters as defined for the new subgenus Solomonemys subgenus nov. described above, that is further characterized by the following combination of features: strongly oval, deep chestnut brown colored carapace free of any defined markings or defined pattern; a low, discontinuous, narrow, dark medial ridge present across posterior V1- posterior V5; all carapace scutes free of any defined dark markings or defined dark spots; an upturned nose; 5 enlarged scales present on the outer antebrachium (above the carpal); an all pale creamy-yellow plastron free of darker markings; a complete, smooth large brown and beige mottled head shield, the lateral extensions of which (down parietal arch) broadly reach the dorso-posterior tympanum. (Joseph-Ouni et al. 2022) |
| Comment | This is a provisionally accepted species. Pending approval by the TTWG which provides our master list of turtles. Type species: Elseya eidolon JOSEPH-OUNI et al. 2022 is the type species of the subgenus Solomonemys JOSEPH-OUNI et al. 2022. Distribution: see map in TTWG 2025. |
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