Northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle explained

The northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle (Pelochelys signifera) is a species of turtle found in the lowlands of northern New Guinea.^[1] South of the Central Range it is replaced by the closely related southern New Guinea giant softshell turtle (P. bibroni).^[1] 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).^[2]

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Bibliography

• Web site: Turtles of the World 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Conservation Status . 2010-12-14 . 2010-12-15 . Rhodin . Anders G.J. . van Dijk . Peter Paul . Inverson . John B. . Shaffer . H. Bradley . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717125632/http://www.iucn-tftsg.org/wp-content/uploads/file/Accounts/crm_5_000_checklist_v3_2010.pdf . 2011-07-17 . dead .

Notes and References

1. Webb, R.G. (2002). Observations on the Giant Softshell Turtle, Pelochelys cantorii, with description of a new species. Hamadryad 27 (1): 99-107.
2. Rhodin, A.G.J. . Richards, S.. Georges, A . Amepou, Y.. Hamdiy, A.. amp . Pelochelys signifera . 2020 . e.T170526A1316202 . 2020 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T170526A1316202.en.