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''Elseya albagula'', commonly known as the white-throated snapping turtle, is one of the largest species of chelid turtles in the world, growing to about carapace length.〔 The species is endemic to south-eastern Queensland, Australia, in the Burnett, Mary, and Fitzroy River drainages. This species is entirely aquatic, rarely coming ashore and is chiefly herbivorous, feeding on the fruits and buds of riparian vegetation, algae, and large aquatic plants.〔 First proposed as a species by John Goode in the 1960s,〔Goode J. 1967. ''Freshwater tortoises of Australia and New Guinea (in the family Chelidae)''. Melbourne: Landsdowne. 155 pp.〕 it was finally described in 2006.〔 The species is named from the Latin ''alba'' = white and ''gula'' = throat, which is a reference to the white blotching present on the throats of adult females in the species.〔 The type locality for the species is the Burnett River in south-eastern Queensland, but it is also found in the Mary and Fitzroy River drainages to the north of the Burnett.〔 Some have argued for each of these rivers to represent different species, but DNA, morphological, and morphometric analyses does not support this conclusion.〔〔Georges A, Adams M. 1996. Electrophoretic delineation of species boundaries within the short-necked chelid turtles of Australia. ''Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, London'' 118 :241–260.〕 ==Etymology== The specific name, ''albagula'', is derived from the Latin adjective ''alba'' meaning white and the noun ''gula'' for throat, both of which are feminine. Hence, the name means "white-throated" and refers to the white or cream throat commonly seen in adult females of this species. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Elseya albagula」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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