Northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle

For the species with a similar name, see southern 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.^[4] South of the Central Range it is replaced by the closely related southern New Guinea giant softshell turtle (P. bibroni).^[4] 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).^[5]

Northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Family:	Trionychidae
Genus:	Pelochelys
Species:	P. signifera
Binomial name
Pelochelys signifera Webb, 2003
Synonyms[3]
Pelochelys signifera Webb, 2003