Elseya auramemoria
Species of turtle
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Elseya auramemoria, known commonly as the Guadalcanal snapping turtle, is a species of chelid turtle which belongs to the subgenus Solomonemys of the genus Elseya. The species is endemic to Guadalcanal Island in the Solomon Islands. There had never been a formal report of the Guadalcanal snapping turtle made before its discovery. It is closely related to and was codiscovered with the Malaita snapping turtle.[1][2]
| Elseya auramemoria | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | Chelidae |
| Genus: | Elseya |
| Species: | E. auramemoria |
| Binomial name | |
| Elseya auramemoria | |
The holotype was collected in May 1995 from the middle-lower reaches of the eastern bank of the Mbonehe River located in the north of Guadalcanal Island in the Solomon Islands.[2]
