Reimann's snake-necked turtle

Reimann's snake-necked turtle
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Pleurodira
Family:	Chelidae
Subfamily:	Chelodininae
Genus:	Chelodina
Subgenus:	(Chelodina)
Species:	C. reimanni
Binomial name
Chelodina reimanni Philippen & Grossman, 1990[1]
Synonyms[2]
Chelodina reimanni Philippen & Grossmann, 1990 Chelodina novaeguineae reimanni — Artner, 2003

Reimann's snake-necked turtle (Chelodina reimanni ) is a species of turtle in the family Chelidae. The species is found in Indonesia and possibly Papua New Guinea. Pictures of the turtle consistently denote a smiling face.

Etymology

The specific name, reimanni, is in honor of herpetologist Michael J. Reimann.^[3]

References

1. Philippen HD, Grossman P (1990). "Eine neue Schlangenhalsschildkröte von Neuguinea; Chelodina reimanni sp. n. (Reptilia, Testudines, Pleurodira: Chelidae)". Zool. Abh. Staat. Mus. Tierk. Dresden 46 (5): 95-102. (Chelodina reimanni, new species). (in German).
2. Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 326. ISSN 1864-5755. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Chelodina reimanni, p. 219).

External links

• Asian Turtle Trade Working Group (2000). Chelodina reimanni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.