Pelochelys signifera WEBB, 2002

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Higher Taxa	Trionychidae (Trionychinae), Trionychoidea, Testudines (turtles)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Variegated Giant Softshell Turtle
Synonym	Pelochelys signifera WEBB 2002 Pelochelys signifera — GEORGES & THOMSON 2010 Pelochelys signifera — TTWG 2021
Distribution	N Papua New Guinea Type locality: Wanggar River, Weyland Range, Geelvinck Bay, N. New Guinea.
Reproduction	oviparous.
Types	Holotype: BMNH 1921.11.11.4
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: Pelochelys signifera differs from the other two species ofthe genus, P. bibroni and P. cantorii, in having (in combination) a juvenile carapace with a close-set, indistinct, reticulated pattern emphasized by distinct, small dark dots and markings, and the adult carapace patternless, uniformly olive-brownish.
Comment	Distribution: Listed in the list of Australian freshwater turtles by GEORGES & THOMSON 2010 withouth any Australian localities. Habitat: freshwater (rivers and tributaries, lakes)
Etymology	Named after the unique juvenile pattern of close-set, dark markings on the carapace the new species may be known as (Latin, signifer, -a, -um, bearing marks, figures, signs).
References	Bour, R. 2008. Global diversity of turtles (Chelonii; Reptilia) in freshwater. Hydrobiologia 595:593–598 - get paper here Georges, A. & Thomson, S. 2010. Diversity of Australasian freshwater turtles, with an annotated synonymy and keys to species. Zootaxa 2496: 1–37 - get paper here TTWG; Rhodin, A.G.J., Iverson, J.B., Bour, R., Fritz, U., Georges, A., Shaffer, H.B., and van Dijk, P.P. 2021. Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status (9th Ed.). In: Rhodin, A.G.J., Iverson, J.B., van Dijk, P.P., Stanford, C.B., Goode, E.V., Buhlmann, K.A., and Mittermeier, R.A. (Eds.). Chelonian Research Monographs 8:1–472. doi:10.3854/crm.8.checklist.atlas.v9.2021. - get paper here Webb, Robert G. 2002. Observations on the Giant Softshell Turtle, Pelochelys cantorii, with description of a new species. Hamadryad 27 (1): 99-107 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List http://www.chelonia.org/pelochelys_gallery.htm Google images

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