The northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle (''Pelochelys signifera'') is a species of turtle found in the lowlands of northern
New Guinea.
[Webb, R.G. (2002). Observations on the Giant Softshell Turtle, Pelochelys cantorii, with description of a new species. Hamadryad 27 (1): 99-107.] South of the
Central Range Central Range, Central Mountains, or Central Mountain Range may refer to several ranges of mountains, including:
* Central Range, New Guinea
* Central Range, Taiwan
* Central Range, Trinidad and Tobago
* Central Range, Venezuela
See also
* Cent ...
it is replaced by the closely related
southern New Guinea giant softshell turtle (''P. bibroni'').
[ It is threatened by overhunting and harvesting of eggs as well as significant habitat loss of aquatic vegetation due to introduced fish species such as the red-bellied pacu (''Piaractus brachypomus'').]
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Pelochelys
Reptiles described in 2002
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