- Source: Northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle
The northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle (Pelochelys signifera) is a species of turtle found in the lowlands of northern New Guinea. South of the Central Range 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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Bibliography
Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley (2010-12-14). "Turtles of the World 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Conservation Status" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
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- Northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle
- Southern New Guinea giant softshell turtle
- Asian giant softshell turtle
- Giant softshell turtle
- Softshell turtle (disambiguation)
- Pelochelys
- List of largest reptiles
- List of vulnerable reptiles
- Chelonitoxism
- San Diego Zoo
