Chelodina (Macrodiremys) oblonga Gray 1841 (Narrow-breasted snakeneck turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Chelidae

Alternative combinations: Chelodina oblonga, Macrochelodina oblonga, Macrodiremys oblonga

Synonym: Chelodina colliei Gray 1856

Belongs to Chelodina (Macrodiremys) according to George and Thompson 2010

See also Thomson 2000 and van Dijk et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Chelodina (Macrochelodina) burrungandjii, Chelodina (Macrochelodina) expansa, Chelodina (Macrochelodina) kuchlingi, Chelodina (Macrochelodina) oblonga, Chelodina (Macrochelodina) parkeri, Chelodina (Macrochelodina) walloyarrina, Chelodina (Macrodiremys) colliei

Ecology: amphibious piscivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Chelodina (Macrodiremys) oblonga in the database

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