. Breviora. 1994 NEW CHELODINA FROM ROTI 25 E no 100 90 OA C 80 70 60 0^ a « 50 40 30 Growth of Chclodina mccordi. y = 32 + + Age (years) Figure 9. Graph showing probable growth of individual specimen of C. mccor- di (RMNH 4349) as calculated by measurements of costal scute growth rings. Actual size of specimen recorded as last data point on graph; sizes at age 1 and 2 calculated from growth rings; size at age 0 extrapolated from the curve. zoogeography of the family. Other than in South America, no other natural populations of chelid turtles have been recorded outsid
. Breviora. 1994 NEW CHELODINA FROM ROTI 25 E no 100 90 OA C 80 70 60 0^ a « 50 40 30 Growth of Chclodina mccordi. y = 32 + + Age (years) Figure 9. Graph showing probable growth of individual specimen of C. mccor- di (RMNH 4349) as calculated by measurements of costal scute growth rings. Actual size of specimen recorded as last data point on graph; sizes at age 1 and 2 calculated from growth rings; size at age 0 extrapolated from the curve. zoogeography of the family. Other than in South America, no other natural populations of chelid turtles have been recorded outside of continental Australia and New Guinea and islands on their contiguous Sahul Shelf Although Elseya novaeguineae has been recorded in the Palau Islands in the northwestern Pacific (Aoki, 1977), that record probably represents an introduction. In addition, I have seen photographs of a specimen of Emydura subglobosa purportedly from New Britain in northeastern oceanic Papua New Guinea, which also probably represents an introduc- tion. McCord (personal communication) has obtained specimens of this population of Emydura subglobosa collected in the vicinity of Rabaul, a major commercial center with a huge natural prod- ucts market where exotic species introductions would come as no major surprise. The collection of specimens of C. mccordi on Roti by Dr. Ten Kate back in 1891 and now by Frank Yowono about 100 years later confirms the presence of an established viable breeding pop- ulation of this taxon. The demonstrated similarity in morphology. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology. Cambridge, Mass. , Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
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