Myuchelys purvisi (WELLS & WELLINGTON, 1985)
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Myuchelys purvisi
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| Higher Taxa | Chelidae, Chelodininae, Pleurodira, Testudines (turtles) |
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| Common Names | E: Manning River Sawshelled Turtle, Manning River Turtle, Purvis’ Turtle |
| Synonym | Elseya purvisi WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985: 8 Elseya purvisi — CANN 1998 Elseya purvisi — IVERSON et al. 2001 Elseya purvisi — COGGER 2000 (fide IVERSON et al. 2001) Elseya purvisi — BONIN et al 2006 Wollumbinia purvisi — WELLS 2007 Elseya latisternum purvisi — ARTNER 2008 Wollumbinia purvisi — WELLS 2009 Myuchelys purvisi — THOMSON & GEORGES 2009 Wollumbinia purvisi — WILSON & SWAN 2010 Myuchelys purvisi — GEORGES & THOMSON 2010 Flaviemys purvisi — LE et al. 2013 Flaviemys purvisi — TTWG 2014: 434 Wollumbinia purvisi — COGGER 2014: 256 Myuchelys purvisi — SPINKS et al. 2015 Myuchelys purvisi — TTWG 2017: 201 Wollumbinia purvisi — SWAN et al. 2017 Wollumbinia purvisi — CANN & SADLIER 2017 Myuchelys purvisi — THOMSON et al. 2021 Myuchelys purvisi — TTWG 2021 Myuchelys purvisi — TTWG 2025 |
| Distribution | Australia (New South Wales) Type locality: 15 km S, 32.3 km E of Nowendoc (31 |
| Reproduction | oviparous. |
| Types | Holotype: AMS (AM) R44654; now Utah Museum of Natural History, Salt Lake City. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis (Flaviemys): A genus of short-necked turtles with the following character combination: (1) broad cervical scute; (2) bright yellow coloration on the ventral marginal and the plastron; (3) bright yellow stripe on the ventral aspects of legs, running from the plastron to the distal of the first toes; (4) three bright yellow stripes on the tail, with one mid-ventral and the others lateral; (5) bright yellow marking on the ventral distal tip of the tail; (6) neural bones present. Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 507 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Synonymy: Might be synonymous to E. georgesi from which it differs “in a number of subtle colour differences... including a black horizontal bar through the eye” (which purvisi has but georgesi lacks; COGGER 2000). Myuchelys purvisi and M. georgesi are cryptic species (Georges & Adams, 1996; Thomson & Georges, 1996) differing overtly only in intensity of colouration. Type species: Elseya purvisi WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985: 8 is the type species of Flaviemys LE et al. 2013. The genus was rejected by Spinks et al. 2015, based on molecular data. Distribution: see map in TTWG 2025. |
| Etymology | Named for Malcolm Purvis of North Sydney, New South Wales, noted herpetologist [from GEORGES & THOMSON 2010]. The genus name ‘‘Flaviemys’’ is based on a distinctive yellow color pattern on the plastron of the species. From the Greek, flavus (yellow) and emys (turtle). |
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