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Chelodina novaeguineae (New Guinea snakeneck turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Chelidae

Taxonomy
Chelodina novaeguineae was named by Boulenger (1888). It is extant.

It was recombined as Chelodina (Chelodina) novaeguineae by Shea et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Chelodina novaeguineae Boulenger
2020Chelodina (Chelodina) novaeguineae Shea et al. p. 429

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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
subfamilyChelodininaeBaur 1893
genusChelodinaFitzinger 1826
speciesnovaeguineaeBoulenger 1888

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.

Chelodina novaeguineae Boulenger 1888 [New Guinea snakeneck turtle]
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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, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


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