Chelodina (Chelydera) Shea et al. 2020 (sideneck turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Chelidae

Full reference: G. Shea, S. Thomson, and A. Georges. 2020. The identity of Chelodina oblonga Gray 1841 (Testudines: Chelidae) reassessed. Zootaxa 4779(3):419-437

Parent taxon: Chelodina according to G. Shea et al. 2020

Sister taxa: Chelodina (Chelodina), Chelodina (Macrochelodina), Chelodina longicollis, Chelodina mccordi, Chelodina novaeguineae, Chelodina pritchardi, Chelodina reimanni, Chelodina steindachneri

Subtaxa: Chelodina (Chelydera) alanrixi Chelodina (Chelydera) expansa Chelodina (Chelydera) insculpta Chelodina (Chelydera) parkeri Chelodina (Chelydera) rugosa

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Type: Chelodina parkeri

Ecology: amphibious piscivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection)

• Pliocene of Australia (1)

• Paleocene to Eocene of Australia (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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