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Myuchelys gen. nov. — a new genus for Elseya latisternum and related forms of Australian freshwater turtle (Testudines: Pleurodira: Chelidae)

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Thomson, Scott, Georges, Arthur (2009): Myuchelys gen. nov. — a new genus for Elseya latisternum and related forms of Australian freshwater turtle (Testudines: Pleurodira: Chelidae). Zootaxa 2053: 32-42, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.186642

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Taxonomic treatment: 10.5281/zenodo.6216344 (DOI)
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