a new species of freshwater turtle of the genus elseya (testudinata: pleurodira: chelidae) from the northern territory of australia. | the genus elseya has had a checkered taxonomic history, but is now restricted to species characterized by an alveolar ridge on the triturating surfaces of the jaw. the australian forms were once regarded as a single widespread species extending from the mary river of south-eastern queensland to the fitzroy river of north western australia, but a number of australian species have now been identified based on a combination of molecular and morphological data-elseya dentata, e. irwini, e. lavaracko ... | 2016 | 27395476 |
structure and similarity of helminth communities of six species of australian turtles. | patterns of infracommunity structure and infra- and component community similarity were examined for helminths of 6 species of turtles, each collected from a single locality in australia in 1993 and 1994. elseya latisternum (n = 11) and emydura kreffti (n = 16) were collected from northern queensland, emydura macquarii macquarii (n = 11) from southern queensland, emydura macquarii dhara (n = 11) and chelodina longicollis (n = 11) from northern new south wales, and chelodina oblonga (n = 5) from ... | 2008 | 18576816 |