E. schultzei has been largely considered as the same species asElseya novaeguineae. However, recent studies such as Todd et al. (2013) and Georges et al. (2014) have shown that the species is distinct. Therefore, in their recent revision of the New GuineaElseya the species was resurrected and restricted to the regions north of the Central Ranges of New Guinea.[3]
E. schulzei is found inNew Guinea andIndonesia to the north of the central mountain ranges. It is separated geographically fromElseya novaeguineae, which is only found in West Irian, Indonesia, to the west of the central range and fromElseya rhodini which is only found to the south of the central ranges.[3]
^Turtle Taxonomy Working Group [van Dijk PP, Iverson JB, Rhodin AGJ, Shaffer HB, Bour R]. 2014. Turtles of the world, 7th edition: annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution with maps, and conservation status. In: Rhodin AGJ,Pritchard PCH, van Dijk PP, Saumure RA, Buhlmann KA, Iverson JB,Mittermeier RA (Editors). Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises: A Compilation Project of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group.Chelonian Research Monographs5 (7): 000.329–479., doi:10.3854/ crm.5.000.checklist.v7.2014.
^abVogt, Theodor. 1911. "Reptilien und Amphibien aus Neu-Guinea".Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft der Naturforschender Freunde, Berlin9: 410–414. (Emydura schultzei, new species).
^abcThomson, S., Amepou, Y., Anamiato, J. & Georges, A. 2015. A new species and subgenus ofElseya (Testudines: Pleurodira: Chelidae) from New Guinea.Zootaxa 4006(1):59-82.Preview (PDF)
