Species Myuchelys latisternum (Gray, 1867)
Saw-shelled Turtle
- Elseya latisternum Gray, J.E. 1867. Description of a new Australian tortoise (Elseya latisternum). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 3 20: 43-45 [44].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1947.3.4.13, 'North Australia'. - Euchelymys spinosa Gray, J.E. 1871. On Euchelymys, a new genus and two new species of Australian freshwater tortoises. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4 8: 117-118 [118].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1946.1.22.77, 'North Australia'. - Elseya latisternon Gray, J.E. 1871. Notes on Australian freshwater tortoises. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4 8: 291-292 [292] [lapsus for Elseya latisternum Gray, 1867].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Cogger, H.G., in Cogger, H.G., Cameron, E.E. & Cogger, H.M. 1983. Amphibia and Reptilia. 313 pp. in Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 1 vi + 313 pp. [62]
Generic Combinations
- Myuchelys latisternum (Gray, 1867). —
Thomson, S. & Georges, A. 2009. Myuchelys gen. nov. — a new genus for Elseya latisternum and related forms of Australian freshwater turtles (Testudines: Pleurodira: Chelidae). Zootaxa 2035: 35-42 - Myuchelys latisternum (Gray, 1867).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), Pine Creek (PCK), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Aquatic, lentic freshwater, lotic freshwater, noctidiurnal, oviparous, predator.
Extra Ecological Information
Seasonal breeder, sexually dimorphic, general carnivore.
Common Name References
CAVS 2006. Census of Australian Vertebrate Species. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Saw-shelled Turtle)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-Nov-2022 | CHELIDAE | 30-Nov-2022 | MOVED | |
| 09-Aug-2012 | 02-Apr-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 19-Apr-2011 | 19-Apr-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |