Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: December 31st, 2022. Taxonomy of the family Carettochelyidae Bibliography of the genus Carettochelys Biodiversity of the family Carettochelyidae Genus Carettochelys Pig-nosed Turtle Papua-Weichschildkröte, Neuguinea-Weichschildkröte Tryneskildpadde, Ny Guinea-blødskildpadde 1887 Carettochelys Ramsay (type species: Carettochelys insculptus Ramsay 1887) Contents: 1 species, which is not endemic. Endemism: 0% 100% Distribution: As for the single species. Carettochelys insculpta Pig-nosed Turtle, Pitted-shelled Turtle, New Guinea Plateless River Turtle, Fly River Turtle Papua-Weichschildkröte, Neuguinea-Weichschildkröte Tryneskildpadde, Ny Guinea-blødskildpadde 1887 Carettochelys insculptus Ramsay Carettochelys insculpta Boulenger 1889 [emendation] 2002 Carettochelys insculpta canni Wells Carettochelys canni Artner 2003 Other common names: canni: Australian Pig-nosed Turtle insculpta: New Guinea Pig-nosed Turtle Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory), Indonesia (Western New Guinea), Papua New Guinea (Eastern New Guinea). Carettochelys insculpta © Rune Midtgaard