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Nabire snapping turtle

The Nabire snapping turtle is a species of chelid turtle native to the Nabire Regency of the Central Papua Province in Indonesia. The holotype was collected from the Wanggar River in 2008 and the species was formally described to science in 2022. It exhibits unique morphological traits as well as a distinct colouration which distinguish it from other members of its genus. The closest relatives of the Nabire snapping turtle are the Western New Guinea stream turtle and the Northern New Guinea stream turtle.

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Nabire snapping turtle
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Pleurodira
Family: Chelidae
Genus: Elseya
Species:
E. nabire
Binomial name
Elseya nabire

The Nabire snapping turtle (Elseya nabire) is a species of chelid turtle native to the Nabire Regency of the Central Papua Province in Indonesia. The holotype was collected from the Wanggar River in 2008 and the species was formally described to science in 2022. It exhibits unique morphological traits as well as a distinct colouration which distinguish it from other members of its genus. The closest relatives of the Nabire snapping turtle are the Western New Guinea stream turtle and the Northern New Guinea stream turtle.12

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