Turtle Species
Guadalcanal Snapping Turtle
Elseya auramemoria
- Scientific nameElseya auramemoria
- FamilySnake-necked turtles (Chelidae)
- LifestyleAquatic
- iNaturalist observations0
About this species
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.
Source: Wikipedia「Elseya auramemoria」 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
