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Aramia Snake-necked Turtle
Chelodina ipudinapi
The Aramia snake-necked turtle (Chelodina ipudinapi), is a species of poorly known chelid turtle endemic to Papua New Guinea. It was first described in 2022 and is only known to inhabit the Aramia and upper Bamu river systems in the Western Province.
From the article Aramia snake-necked turtle on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
It is closely related to the New Guinea snake-necked turtle, with whom it is sympatric, differing in its smaller size, scalation and head colouration. It has some carapace and plastron features which further serve to distinguish it from its larger relative.
Range & habitat
It appears to be endemic to the Aramia and upper Bamu freshwater river ecosystems, and is absent from coastal areas. The holotype was collected in November 1992 in the type locality within the vicinity of Balimo.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Habitat and distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1403153.