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Chelodina (Chelodina)

Reptilia - Testudines - Chelidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Chelodina (Chelodina) Fitzinger
2014Chelodina (Chelodina) van Dijk et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderPleurodira
familyChelidaeGray 1825
genusChelodinaFitzinger 1826
subgenusChelodinaFitzinger 1826

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subg. Chelodina (Chelodina) Fitzinger 1826
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Chelodina (Chelodina) canni McCord and Thompson 2002 [Canns snake-necked turtle]
Chelodina (Chelodina) gunaleni McCord and Joseph-Ouni 2007 [Gunalens snake-necked turtle]
Chelodina (Chelodina) longicollis Shaw 1794 [Eastern snake-necked turtle]
Chelodina (Chelodina) mccordi Rhodin 1994 [Roti Island snake-necked turtle]
Chelodina (Chelodina) novaeguineae Boulenger 1888 [New Guinea snake-necked turtle]
Chelodina (Chelodina) pritchardi Rhodin 1994 [Pritchards snake-necked turtle]
Chelodina (Chelodina) reimanni Philippen and Grossmann 1990 [Reimanns snake-necked turtle]
Chelodina (Chelodina) steindachneri Siebenrock 1914 [Steindachners snake-necked turtle]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Body part: carapacef
Adult length: 0.1 to < 1.0f
Grouping: solitaryf
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousf
Diet: piscivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-25 14:20:51
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:30:55
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ernst and Barbour 1989, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Holocene or 5.33300 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.6 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Queensland) Chelodina sp. (182159)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Chelodina novaeguineae (21688)