| 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 |
| haplorchis popelkae n. sp. (digenea: heterophyidae) from short-necked turtles (chelidae) in northern australia. | haplorchis popelkae n. sp. is described from the intestine of the short-necked turtles elseya dentata and emydura victoriae in northern territory, australia. this slipper-shaped heterophyid digenean differs from the 9 previously known species of haplorchis in its larger overall size, a forebody that is wider than the hindbody, comparatively short ceca, and a ventral sucker that is less heavily spined than in many other species in the genus. this is the first report of haplorchis in turtles. | 2009 | 19245279 |