Flaviemys

Yellow faced saw shelled turtles
Flaviemys purvisi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Pleurodira
Family: Chelidae
Subfamily: Chelodininae
Genus: Flaviemys
Le et al., 2013[1]
Species[1]

Flaviemys purvisi

This genus was described in 2013 to correct the paraphyly that was present among the saw shelled turtles with respect to the snapping turtles (Elseya) of Australia.

References

  1. 1 2 Le, M., Reid, B., N., McCord, W., P., Naro-Maciel, E., Raxworthy, C., J., Amato, G., Georges A., 2013. Resolving the phylogenetic history of the short-necked turtles, genera Elseya and Myuchelys (Testudines: Chelidae) from Australia and New Guinea. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 68 (2013) 251–258.
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