Elseya branderhorstii

Southern New Guinea Snapping Turtle

DISTRIBUTION: Papua New Guinea and West Papua New Guinea (Indonesia).

EMPIRE STOCK: WC exported from Indonesia and most likely came from West Papua New Guinea.

SIZE: 38 cm.

HABITAT: Rivers and swamps.

DIET: I feed Mazuri Freshwater Turtle Pellets, and fish. Hatchlings are started on bloodworms.

SEXING: Males have longer thicker tails with the vent beyond the carapacial rim.

BREEDING: Genotypic Sex Determination (GSD)

NOTES: From what I understand there is work underway to reclassify the New Guinea Elseya and when it is finished there may be 5+ species, instead of the 3 presently described. I have grouped my animals as best I can given the current understanding of the distribution and taxonomy of this genus. Others have not and many of the CB offspring offered for sale are the result of blending two different Elseya.

CARE SHEETS: ATP

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