The complete etymology of the Pseudemydura genus (Pleurodira:Chelidae)
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Chelodina Elseya Elusor Emydura Macrochelodina Pseudemydura Rheodytes |
Pseudemydura (Siebenrock, 1901)
The generic name is derived from the Greek pseudes (false) and
the generic name Emydura and suggests this genus resembles the
Emydura genus but is different. In the original description, Siebenrock
(1901) wrote "This genus is closest related to Emydura Bonep. But differs
from it by its markedly narrower jaw, by the large size of the plastron
and by the small size and position of the humeral scutes". Its grammatical
gender is feminine. The genus name Pseudemydura was erected by
Friedrich Siebenrock (1853-1925) of the Museum of Natural History in Vienna,
an Austrian herpetologist and the curator of the ichthyologic and herpetological
collection of the Museum of Natural History in Vienna from 1919 to 1920.
Pseudemydura umbrina (Siebenrock, 1901)
The original description of the species in German made by Siebenrock in
1901 states: "Rückenschild und Oberfläche des Kopfes umbrabraun gefärbt,
Plastron schmutzig gelblichgrün, alle Nähte braun; Gliedmaßen und Halsrücken
dunkelbraun." Translated to English: Dorsal scutes and surface of the
head dull brown (umbrabraun) colored, plastron dull yellowish-green,
all sutures brown; limbs and back of neck dark brown. The specific epithet
was derived from the Latin umbra (shade, shadow) and refers to
the carapace and the head having a brownish color. Its grammatical gender
is feminine. The species was described by Friedrich Siebenrock in 1901.
Literature cited
Siebenrock, F. 1901. Beschreibung einer neuen schildkrotengattung
aus der familie Chelydidae aus Australien: Pseudemydura.
Anz. Akad. Wiss. Wien 38:248-251.