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Big-headed Snapping Turtles Subgenus
Elseya (Pelocomastes)
Big-headed Snapping Turtles Subgenus (Elseya (Pelocomastes)) is a subgenus in the Testudines taxonomy. Its parent taxon is Australian Snapping Turtles, and 3 direct child taxa are currently listed here.
Lineage: Turtles and Tortoises (TESTUDINES) > Side-necked Turtles (PLEURODIRA) > Austro-American Side-necked Turtles Superfamily (CHELOIDEA) > Austro-American Side-necked Turtles (CHELIDAE) > Australasian Short-necked Turtles Subfamily (EMYDURINAE) > Australian Snapping Turtles (Elseya) > Big-headed Snapping Turtles Subgenus (Elseya (Pelocomastes)). This path helps place the taxon within its family, genus, or species-level context.
- Chinese Name
- 大头齿缘龟亚属
- English Name
- Big-headed Snapping Turtles Subgenus
- Scientific Name
- Elseya (Pelocomastes)
- Rank
- subgenus
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