Elseya schultzei, commonly known as Schultze's snapping turtle, is a species of chelid turtle endemic to northern New Guinea.

[4] The specific name, schultzei, is in honor of German ethnographer Leonhard Schultze-Jena.

[5] E. schultzei has been largely considered as the same species as Elseya novaeguineae.

[3] E. schulzei is found in New Guinea and Indonesia to the north of the central mountain ranges.

It is separated geographically from Elseya novaeguineae, which is only found in West Irian, Indonesia, to the west of the central range and from Elseya rhodini which is only found to the south of the central ranges.